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V. Dakshinamoorthy dead

2013-08-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

Wellknown music director and carnatic musician passed away. His evergreen compositions include Swapnangal... Swapnangale ningal...(Kavyamela), Pattu padiyurakkan njan...(Seetha), Uthara swayamvaram...(Danger Biscuit), Kattile pazhmulam...(Vilaykku Vangiya Veena) and Vathil pazhuthilooden...(Idanazhiyil Oru Kalocha). He was guru of many singers and Music Directors including P. Leela, P. Susheela, Kalyani Menon and Ilaiyaraja.

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2012-01-12T04:38:00.000-08:00

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Shashi Tharoor weds Sunanda Pushkar in Kerala

2010-08-24T07:20:00.000-07:00

PALAKKAD: Former Union minister Shashi Tharoor today tied the knot with Dubai-based entrepreneur Sunanda Pushkar in a typical Malayali wedding ceremony in his ancestral home at Elavanchery village near here.

54-year-old Tharoor, a former UN Under Secretary General and now a Lok Sabha MP, tied the 'thali', symbolising the marital bond as per the Hindu custom, amid playing of 'Nadaswaram' and beating of drums at the auspicious moment shortly before 8.30 am.

While Throor was clad in traditional Malayali attire of kurtha and mundu, 48-year-old Sunanda, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, turned up in an off-white 'veshti-mundu set' like any Malayali bride would have preferred on her wedding.

Before the wedding ceremony, the two sought the blessings of gods and elders of the family, who included Tharoor's 94-year-old maternal grandmother Jayasankari Amma.

The tying of 'thali' was followed by exchange of garlands and handing over the 'pudava', a piece of new cloth to the bride by the bridegroom, a long-followed tradition of matrilineal Nair families of Kerala.

The ceremonies took place before a brass metal lamp with a 'para' filled with paddy and coconut shoots, symbolising plenty and prosperity.

The invitation to the wedding on the eve of Onam festival was limited to close relatives, friends and well-wishers. But a large number of mediapersons gathered to cover the occasion.

The party from the bride's side included Sunanda's father Col Pushkarnath Das. Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar was the only senior politician present for the ceremony.

Tharoor's mother Lily Tharoor, sons by his first marriage Eshan and Kanishk and sisters Sobha and Smitha were present.

Tharoor, an MP from Thiruvananthapuram, had to quit on April 18 as Minister of State for External Affairs following a controversy over his association with the bid for the Kochi IPL team.

Controversy had become the other name for Tharoor who had parachuted into the rough and tumble of Indian politics from the air-conditioned and cushy environs of international diplomacy.

The year-long turbulent political career of the flamboyant diplomat saw him leaping from controversy to controversy leaving his party Congress as also the government red-faced from time to time.

He was an unconventional politician who broke many unwritten rules of politics and raised many an eyebrow by 'tweeting' on matters -- both personal and not so personal.

This is the former UN diplomat's third marriage. His first marriage was to Tilottama Mukherjee, an academic who he knew from school days in Calcutta. Tharoor recently divorced his second wife, Canadian Christa Giles.

Sunanda was overwhelmed by emotion for a moment as the wedding ceremony got over.

A Kashmiri, Sunanda holds a Canadian passport. For her too, this is the third marriage.

Her first husband was Sanjay Raina, a Kashmiri. After that marriage ended in a divorce, she married a Kerala businessman Sujith Menon but he died in a road accident in 1997. She has a 17-year-old son from her second marriage.

When reporters urged him to speak a few words before the ceremony, Tharoor quipped, "This is wedding, no sound byte is necessary."

However, his friend Aiyar, who came with his wife, was the first to greet the newly wed couple. "We are very much delighted to see Shashi and Sunanda getting married and live happily together. We thought this is a moment we should share," Aiyar said.

As part of the simple ceremony, a pandal was put up at Tharoor's 200-year-old family home, known in local parlance as 'Tharavad'. Tharoor's maternal uncle Narayananunni and a village elder presided over the ceremony.

Befitting the Nair tradition, women members of the family went to the 'kathir mandapam' (where the bride and bridegroom are seated) carrying 'thalapoli' on lighted platters laid out with auspicious articles like coconut and flowers, to invoke blessings of the mother goddess.

Tharoor is hosting a reception tomorrow in Thiruvananthapuram, from where he was elected to Lok Sabha on a Congress ticket.

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2010-07-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

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Indian plane crash kills 159

2010-05-23T01:11:00.003-07:00

At least 159 people aboard an Air India plane were killed when the aircraft crashed after it overshot a hilltop runway near the southern Indian city of Mangalore early Saturday, officials said.

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft carrying 160 passengers and six crewmembers burst into flames, the Times of India reported.

The plane was flying from Dubai and trying to land around 6 a.m. local time when it overshot the runway, which ends in a valley.

The plane hit a fence and went beyond the boundary wall of the airport, according to the Press Trust of India.

"At least 160 passengers have died in the crash," said V.S. Acharya, home minister of the state of Karnataka, according to Reuters.

There were reports that up to six people may have survived the crash and had been taken to hospital.

Seemant Singh, a police official at Mangalore airport, told The Associated Press that conditions were poor when the plane overshot the runway. Pre-monsoon rains over the past two days caused low visibility in the area, officials said.

Indian TV showed images of smoke billowing from the crash site and rescue crews carrying people from the wreckage.

Firefighters had difficulty reaching the site crash because the airport is on a plateau surrounded by hills, officials said.

"This is a major calamity," Acharya told CNN-IBN TV.

Aviation experts said Bajpe airport's "tabletop" runway makes a bad crash inevitable if a plane overshoots it.

Death Sentence for Ajmal Kasab

2010-05-06T08:52:00.001-07:00

A Mumbai Special Court, which conducted the trial of 26/11 terror strikes, announced the death penalty for Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist. The sentencing by Judge M L Tahiliyani makes Kasab the 52nd person on death row in India. Kasab was handed capital punishment for killing 72 people and waging war against the state.

Kasab got the death sentence on four counts, while he got life-term in five other cases.

Kasab, a Pakistan citizen, has turned into one of India's costliest prisoners. Till now, the Government has spent over 35 crore rupees for his safety.

Public prosecutor, Ujjwal Nikam, described him as "worse than a wild beast... Kasab is a killing machine... and the orders for this machine came from Pakistan."

On Monday, Kasab was found guilty on more than 80 of the 86 charges brought against him for planning and executing the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.

The death penalty will not be implemented immediately. Kasab has the option of appealing to higher courts, and can also file a mercy petition for the consideration of the President.

Special Public Prosecutor in the Mumbai attack case Ujjwal Nikam today expressed happiness over awarding of death sentence to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab for the carnage, saying the verdict has delivered justice to the families of the victims. "I am happy about the verdict.

Nikam, who fought India's biggest terror attack case, said the "fair and open trial in the case" has given the message to the entire world that in India everybody, even a dreaded terrorist, gets full opportunity to defend himself. Speaking on the trial procedure in the special court, he said Kasab tried every trick to mislead the court on several occasions. "Sometimes he would ask for chicken biriyani, sometimes he would tell us that he wanted to tie a rakhi. He used all the theatrics so as to save himself," Nikam said

The 22-year-old Kasab, from Pakistan's Punjab province was seen crying as he was led back to the court room after stepping out briefly with the judge's consent to drink water.

At one point, special judge M.L. Tahaliyani asked the defence lawyer if Kasab wanted to say something. When the question was posed to him, Kasab just shook his head. He looked irritated and again sat down. The judge then spoke directly to the prisoner in Hindi: 'Do you want to say something?' Kasab looked at the judge blankly, shook his head and sat down.

Speaking later, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said: "Those were crocodile tears." Nikam went on to recite a Sanskrit verse to mean that no matter how much milk is given to a snake, it will always spew venom.

Shashi Tharoor submits resignation

2010-04-19T06:09:00.000-07:00

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It is final. Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor is quitting the government under pressure from the Congress party.

Tharoor submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he met him for the second time on Sunday night following a meeting of the Congress core members.

"The President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister has accepted the resignation of Shashi Tharoor, MoS in MEA from the council of ministers with immediate effect," Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said.

After four days of intense tussle, Tharoor has been the shown the door as his position was not defendable for the party.

Tharoor, 54, a newcomer to politics from international diplomacy, was summoned by Dr Singh to his residence for a second time and asked resign.

Tharoor, a former under secretary general in the United Nations, becomes the first minister in the United Progressive Alliance-II to go under a cloud of corruption charges.

The continuance of Tharoor, a first time Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, who courted controversies throughout his 11-month stint, became untenable in the government ever since the Indian Premier League controversy exploded.

He got into serious problems after IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi revealed that Tharoor's friend Sunanda Pushkar had 'sweat' equity in Rendezvous Sports World, heading the consortium that owns the Kochi team. It was later disclosed that Pushkar got equity worth Rs 70 crore.

That Pushkar offered to surrender the equity and quit RSW on Sunday failed to convince the Congress top brass which met at the PM's residence to finalise its strategy before Parliament resumes on Monday.

Singh, who met party chief Sonia Gandhi one-on-one before the core group discussions, consulted her again before recommending that Tharoor's resignation's be accepted by the President.

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Asianet to launch dedicated channel for Middle East

2010-03-28T07:40:00.000-07:00

Asianet, the first TV channel launched in Kerala, Wednesday announced the launch of a dedicated channel for the Middle East.

The official launch of Asianet Middle East 24x7 will be held in Dubai on April 7.

"There is a considerable difference in the lifestyle of Keralites in Kerala and the Keralite community living in the Middle East," Asianet Communications Managing Director K. Madhavan said.

"As the leading and trusted television channel of thousands of Malayalis in the region, we believe that the difference in outlook and aspirations must reflect in our channel's programming to fully connect with our audience here," he said.

The channel was launched in 1993.

The viewers of Asianet in the Middle East are presently offered the same programming schedules as that of the channel in Kerala. The dedicated channel has been structured to suit the lifestyle of people residing in the south Indian state.

The new dedicated 24x7 channel will structure its mainline programming schedule to suit prime time, as per the time zone in the Middle East.

"Viewers in the Middle East can watch new blockbuster movies and all the weekend shows on Fridays instead of having to miss them on Sundays," Madhavan said.

The timing of other popular programmes will also be structured to suit viewers in the Middle East.

There are about two million Keralites settled in various Middle East countries.

Kingfisher bomb: Prime suspect in custody

2010-03-28T07:39:00.000-07:00

In a breakthrough in the case of planting of crude explosive material in the cargo-hold of a Kingfisher aircraft here last week, police said on Sunday that it has taken into custody the prime suspect in the case.

The man, a former contract employee at the airport, is suspected to have planted the explosive in the aircraft, police said but discounted any terror link in the incident.

The investigators, however, declined to disclose the man's name and said that it would be revealed after completing all formalities.

He was taken into custody two days ago and is being interrogated, sources said.

"There are strong reasons to believe that he is the key person behind the incident," a senior police official told PTI without elaborating further.

Some crude explosive material wrapped in paper was found in the cargo-hold of a Kingfisher flight which arrived here from Bangalore last Sunday.

A police team led by city Commissioner M R Ajith Kumar has been probing the case here and in Bangalore and several persons have been questioned in connection with the case.

I am proud to be in Army: Mohanlal

2010-03-28T07:36:00.002-07:00

Kannur, Mar 27: Film star Mohanlal, who is also a Hon Lieutant Colonel in the Territorial Army (TA), today said his three-day post commissioning training was a wonderful experience and his respect for soldiers and the Army has now increased.

Talking to reporters here after the completion of the training at the TA Unit here, he said he was proud to be a soldier and an actor.

Mohanlal also appealed to the people to be part of the TA and pledged to inspire more people to the force.

He exhorted the youth to do something for the country.

Mohanlal said he would try to avoid portrayal of battle scenes against the Army in his films.

He said the Lieutant Colonel post meant more than any film award to him.

vivek venugopal gets kerala ipl team

2010-03-28T06:52:00.000-07:00

Cricket fans of Kerala got their dream come true. A team in IPL. Vivek Venugopal and Shailendra Geykvad gets Kerala IPL Team. Next time onwards all keralites can clap for the team Kerala. Mohanal and Priydarshan tried to get a team for Kerala. Rendezvous Sports wins the bid for Kochi IPL team for Rs. 1,533 Crore. They thanked Minister Shashi Tharoor for the support he gave to get the team for Kerala.

Vivek Venugopal is a businessman. He owns the Kerala IPL Team. A consortium called Kerala Consortium having 5 business groups got the Kerala Team. Kerala got its IPL Team for Rs.1,533.33 Crore.

IPL will provide an alternate venue for the Kerala Team since Kerala doesn’t have good international stadium.

Name of the team is not yet fixed.

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Veteran actress Adoor Bhavani passes away

2009-10-26T06:32:00.000-07:00

Adoor Bhavani, veteran actor, passed away at Pannivizha near Adoor on Sunday afternoon. She was 85.

Adoor Bhavani Excelled her performance in movies Like Kallichellamma, Aranazhikaneram and Chemmeen. Adoor Bhavani Enter into the Film Industry through the film "Shariyo Thetoo " . Adoor Bhavani Bagged State award for the Film Kallichellamma ( Best Supporting Actress - 1969) . She was awarded the Chalachithra Saparya Lifetime Achievement award by Mathrubhumi-Medimix in 2002.In 2008, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy honoured Bhavani and Pankajam for their overall contributions to theatre and drama.

Her husband, Janardhanan Nair passed away in 1997 and she is survived by son, Rajeevkumar.

Her only son Rajeev was present at the bedside when she breathed her last. Her only income was the financial aid given by AMMA, a film organisation.

Anto Antony, MP, Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Adoor Prakash, Joseph M.Puthusserry, MLAs, Pandalam Sudhakaran, former minister, actor Suresh Gopi, and film director B.Unnikrishnan were among those who paid homage to the departed soul on Sunday.

Veteran actor Adoor Pankajom pays last respects to her elder sister Adoor Bhavani who Passed away on Sunday, at Pannivizha near Adoor.

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Archbishop passes away

2009-10-26T06:28:00.000-07:00

Dr. Daniel Acharuparampil, 70, Archbishop of Varappuzha and President of Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) passed away here at the Lourdes Mission Hospital on Monday at 11.10 a. m.

He was admitted to the hospital three days ago with high fever, having suffered multiple organ failure. A spokesman for the Latin Archdiocese said that body of the Archbishop would be embalmed and brought to the St. Francis Assisi Cathedral at 9.30 a. m. on Tuesday where it will be placed for the public to pay their homage.

The body will be taken to the St. Albert's School grounds on Wednesday morning. The funerl ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 3.30 p. m., the spokesman added.

The Late Dr. Acharuparampil belonged to the Catholic religious order of Carmerlies Discalced and took over the reins of the Varappuzha Archdiocese in November 1996.

Born into a traditional Catholic family in 1939 at Pallippuram, near here, he entered the seminary in 1956. He was ordained a priest in March 1966 and went on to complete his studies in Philosophy and to compete a Master's Degree from Benares Hindu University.

He was known as a scholar who delved deep into Hindu spirituality and wrote several books on the subject, including "Hindu Mysticism and Spirituality" and The Destiny of Man in the Evolutionary Thought of Sree Aurobindo."

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Koratty (Thrissur) IT park to be launched by November

2009-08-20T09:19:00.000-07:00

Another great news for IT professionals from Kerala who work and live far away from their home land due to lack of opportunities in their state.
The first 'spoke' IT park of Kochi cyber park,the Koratty IT Park will go on stream in November with the first phase to be ready for occupation soon.Koratty, once known for its major industrial units will be in the IT industry map of the country soon.

The state government has allotted 42 acres of land for the Koratty IT park. The park is 45 km from Kochi and around 14 km from the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery.When completed, the park is expected to offer a direct employment potential of around 6000 IT professionals. The state PWD has already initiated a proposal to develop a six-lane road connecting Kochi and Thrissur.In the first phase, approximately 70,000 sft area with plug-and-play facilities will be provided.
The IT department has conceived a 'Hub and spok' model for the development of IT in the state. The hubs are Technopark Thiruvananthapuram, Infopark Kochi and Cyberpark Kozhikode.The sopkes will be developed at Kollam, Ambalapuzha, Cherthala, Thrissur (Koratty), Kannur and Kasaragod.

S FM 93.5 is now Red FM 93.5

2009-08-20T09:14:00.000-07:00

The leading FM Radio channel S FM is now Red FM 93.5 .S FM, is a sister concern of Sun TV network and is one of the most popular FM Radio service in south India. The renaming follows the merger of S FM with Red FM.

S FM has bagged the award for the best radio channel instituted by Frame media.
In Kerala it has stations in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur in Kerala.The broadcasting frequency will continue to be 93.5.

Pvt lab to conduct swine flu test for Rs.4,000

2009-08-20T09:12:00.000-07:00

New Delhi: Private diagnostic network Super Religare Laboratories (SRL) said here Friday that it is ready to conduct swine flu tests at Rs.4,000, while the government claims it spends nearly Rs.10,000 for testing a swine flu patient's sample.

"We are fully prepared for the screening of H1N1 in all our laboratories in the country and are only waiting for the green signal from the government. We have lowered our prices as we see this as an opportunity to serve the nation," said Sanjeev K. Chaudhry, chief executive of Super Religare Laboratories.

"We have adequate amount of testing kits available with us with a team of renowned doctors at both Mumbai and Gurgaon," he said.

Chaudhry added that some of the doctors with SRL have gone through an orientation programme at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in New Delhi.

Ashok Rattan, advisor to SRL diagnostic network, told IANS: "We are ready with all facilities to help people. We are in touch with the health ministry. Once the government gives us a go ahead, we will accept swine flu samples. We have fixed the cost at Rs.4000 per test."

"We will take all precautions. We have also requested the government to give us some Tamiflu tablets so that we can use them if our technicians need it at any moment due to exposure to the virus," Rattan added.

At present, SRL has about 1,000 swine flu testing kits available with it at the Mumbai and Gurgaon centres.

At the orientation programme, private labs were informed about the guidelines to be followed while conducting the tests, how to handle the transportation of samples, how to wear the mask, the goggles, the cap and other logistics relating to testing samples for swine flu

Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2009 : Photos,Videos,Winners

2009-08-08T23:47:00.000-07:00

Alappuzha (Kerala),Aug. 8 :In a scintillating finale, snake boat Champakkulam Chundan lifted the coveted Nehru trophy in the annual boat race held on the Punnamada lake here.
In the finals, Champakkulam powered by rowers of the Jesus Boat Club, Kollam, led by Jiji Jacob, beat Payippad Chundan of UBC, Kainkari. Sree Ganesh Chundan of Kumarakom came third.The United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday inaugurated the 57th edition of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race at the Punnamada lake in Kerala’s Alappuzha District.Along with Gandhi, Union Ministers including Vayalar Ravi, Kumari Selja, Sasi Tharoor and State ministers attended the extravagant event.

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Bharath Murali Passed Away

2009-08-08T23:26:00.000-07:00

Malayalam film actor Bharath Murali (55 years) passed away at a private hospital in Trivandrum. Murali who was highly diabetic, was admitted after a kidney failure followed by a massive heart attack. Last week he had just come back from Cape Town in South Africa, where he was shooting for Tamil superstar Suriya’s Aadhavan, directed by K.S Ravikumar and produced by Udayanidhi Stalin.

He was famous for his powerful portrayal of roles in lead as well as character roles. He started his career in Malayalam dramas. Murali contested the 1999 Lok Sabha elections as a CPI (M) candidate, from Alappuzha. He was the chairman of Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy.

He acted in a variety of roles ranging from lead roles to villain roles, and won accolades. Some of his other notable films include Nee Ethra Dhanya, Dhanam, The King,” Pathram”, Veeralippattu, Achan Kombathu Amma Varambathu, Meenamasathile Sooryan, Swarnam, and The Truth. He has won best actor award both at the state level and the national level.

It is a great loss to Malayalam film industry recently with sudden death of Lohitha Das, Rajan P Dev and now Murali.

A Few films acted by Murali.

Bharya Onnu Makkal Munnu (2009)
Dasaradham
Kannadi Kadavathu
Malayali (2009)
Pathamadhyayam (2009)
Swarnam (2008)
Pranayakalam (2007)
Veeralipattu (2007)
Achante Ponnu Makal (2006)
Smart City (2006)
Vadakkum Nathan (2005)
Dada Sahib (2000)
Chamayam (1993)
Venkalam (1993)
Aei Auto (1990)
Naduvazhikal (1989)
Neeyethra Dhanya (1987)
Panjaagni (1986)
Aadharam
Kaanakkinavu

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Monsoon will be intensified further from July 21

2009-07-17T07:05:00.000-07:00

Thiruvananthapuram, Friday 17 July 2009: As per the report from weather stations it has been told that the monsoon in Kerala will be intensified further from the 21 of this month. The present rains are the results of a depression that was formed in the Bay of Bengal. This phenomenon will be decreased within two days. Meanwhile another depression will be formed in the Orissa coast by the 20th. Due to this the state is likely to experience more rains.

Although rains in the month of June was lesser than what it should have been, by the middle of July the state has witnessed more rains than what it should have got during July. It has been predicted that there will be extensive rain in Kerala till tomorrow morning.

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2009-07-15T05:59:00.000-07:00

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E. Sreedharan resigns as Delhi Metro chief

2009-07-15T05:56:00.001-07:00

New Delhi, July 12: E. Sreedharan, managing director of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), resigned from the post Sunday, taking moral responsibility for the collapse of the underconstruction bridge that killed five people in the capital.

Addressing a press conference here, the 77-year-old Sreedharan expressed "lot of pain and remorse" over the accident in south Delhi.

"Having taken moral responsibility of the incident, I have sent my resignation to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna," Sreedharan told reporters.

The bridge that collapsed Sunday was part of an elevated section of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's (DMRC) new route on the Central Secretariat-Badarpur section. The incident took place at around 5 a.m. at the construction site at Zamrudpur near Amar Colony.

A launching girder along with a portion of the bridge set up on pre-fabricated pillars collapsed. Five people were killed and 15 were injured in the accident.

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CPI-M blames Kerala feuding on 'parliamentary opportunism'

2009-07-15T05:35:00.002-07:00

VS in the line of fire, Vijayan may escape with censure
In a bid to end infighting in its Kerala unit, CPM Politburo have recommended removal of Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan from the top decision-making body and lesser punishment of censure for his critic and party state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan for alleged organisational lapses.

The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo has blamed the factional feud in its Kerala unit on "parliamentary opportunism" and on putting the interests of "individual leaders or groups above the collective interests" of the party.

According to the CPI-M politburo's views on the Kerala issue, which were accessed by a Malayalam TV channel reporter, "parliamentary opportunism, which affected sections of the Kerala unit to different degrees, is the root cause of factionalism in the CPI-M Kerala unit".

"Putting the interests of individual leaders or groups above the collective interests and the struggle to capture the control of the party committees represents the worst form of groupism," was the politburo view articulated at the two-day meeting of the party's central committee that began in New Delhi on Saturday.

A Malayalam TV channel reporter while filming a central committee member reading from a document, focused on the paper and "leaked" it to the media.

"The control of the party committees is seen to be the key to undermining the positions in the parliamentary forum. Factionalism based on parliamentarism had its origins among the top leadership and it became the power-factional activities percolating below," the politburo maintained.

Meanwhile, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, who arrived in the capital on Friday evening to attend the central committee meeting, is reportedly planning to leave for Kerala on Sunday morning and would not be present for the second day's session, according to sources.

Achuthanandan has reportedly asked officials of Kerala House, where he is staying, to book his flight to Thiruvananthapuram in the morning.

The 85-member central committee meeting is being held after the CPI-M politburo met last week to discuss the Kerala issue.

Achuthanandan has been demanding that his arch rival, the powerful state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, be removed as he has been named an accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Rs.374 crore SNC Lavalin corruption case.

In retaliation, the Vijayan faction has demanded disciplinary action against Achuthanandan for "violating party discipline".

The feuding resulted in the party faring very poorly in Kerala in the April-May Lok Sabha elections, winning just four of the state's 20 seats

CPI-M blames Kerala feuding on 'parliamentary opportunism'

2009-07-15T05:35:00.001-07:00

V.S removed from CPM Politburo

2009-07-15T05:30:00.000-07:00

New Delhi: The CPM Central Committee here Sunday has decided to remove Kerala Chief Minster from CPM Politburo putting an end to the long wait for a verdict from CPM Central Committee on factional feud existing in Kerala unit of the party.

The press communiqué released after Central Comittee meeting said, "the Central Committee decided that in view of the violations of the organisational principle and discipline by Com. V.S. Achuthanandan, he should be removed from the Polit Bureau. Com. Achuthanandan is the senior most leader who has made a big contribution to the Party in Kerala. The Central Committee expected Com. V.S. to fulfill his responsibilities as the Chief Minister and as a leader of the Party."

Meanwhile no action has been taken against Kerala state party secretary.

Regarding the Lavalin issue the press release further said, "the Central Committee examined the report submitted by the Polit Bureau on the SNC Lavalin contract for the renovation and modernisation of three hydroelectric projects in Kerala which were entered into by the UDF government in 1995-96 and which were subsequently implemented by the LDF government. The Central Committee is of the view that Com. Pinarayi Vijayan, secretary of the Kerala State Committee and the Electricity Minister in the then LDF government between 1996-98 was not involved in any corrupt practice whatsoever."

VS Achuthanadan and other party leaders have left Delhi For Kerala in an Air India flight.

CPM central committee meet begins

2009-07-11T07:02:00.001-07:00

The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) begins a crucial two-day central committee meeting today hoping to put an end to the bitter factional feud in its Kerala unit. PB members from Kerala Chief minister V S Achuthanandan ,Pinarayi Vijayan, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and central committee members EP Jayarajan, Paloli Muhammed Kutty, Thomas Isaac, M A Baby, Vaikom Viswom, PK Sreemathi, PK Gurudasan and MC Josephine reached AKG centre.

Today morning a CPI (M) Politburo met today ahead of the crucial Central Committee meeting and was attended by party General Secretary Prakash Karat, Sitaram Yechury, M K Pandhe, Brinda Karat,Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, S Ramachandran Pillai, Manick Sarkar and Biman Bose among others.

‘The meeting of the Politburo comes ahead of the Central Committee meeting. This meeting will discuss the agenda of the Central Committee meeting,’ a senior party leader said. Battling serious infighting in its Kerala unit, the CPI (M) Politburo last week was understood to have taken a decision to discipline Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan and his detractor Pinarayi Vijayan.

The PB had then decided to forward the ‘proposals’, which it finalized during the meeting to the Central Committee. Last week’s meeting saw intense and heated discussions and among the proposals was action against the Chief Minister whose statements the Central Committee said had helped Congress during elections.

Vijayan is also expected to face some action. There were reportedly arguments within the Politburo over action against Vijayan, against whom prosecution is pending in SNC Lavalin graft case. At least three Politburo members are understood to have opposed the view that Vijayan should be let off.

The problem in Kerala has become far more complex after the CPI (M)’s drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls even as it is groping for answers for its dismal performance. Vijayan, figuring as an accused in the SNC Lavalin graft case when he was electricity minister 11 years ago and CBI naming him in its chargesheet could not have come at a worse time.

Adding fuel to the factional fire, the Vijayan faction is incensed at Achutanandan and his loyalists for defying the party line to defend the beleaguered leader in the graft case and that too during the Lok Sabha polls. The Achuthanandan camp feels that the rival group will not have its way since a number of Central Committee members are from outside the state and would have no stake in the Kerala party affairs.