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New Delhi: The general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), M A Baby, on Thursday appealed to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to ensure that the constitutional right to vote is guaranteed for all citizens. He was responding to the large-scale deletion of voters from the electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal, following the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Quoting reports, Baby said th ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Around 16 per cent of Kerala's 2.71 crore electorate have cast their votes within the first two hours of polling on Thursday, setting an energetic tone for what Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan described as a decisive election for the state's future. Leading the campaign narrative for the Left Democratic Front (LDF), CM Vijayan said the mandate would determine whether Kerala sustains its development trajectory. After casting his vote, he stressed tha ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Ahead of the Keralam assembly elections, CPI-M General Secretary M A Baby on Sunday said a detailed discussion were held about how to develop a broad political arrangement to expose, isolate, fight and defeat fascistic RSS-controlled BJP. "We had a detailed discussion about how to develop a broad political arrangement to expose, isolate, fight and defeat fascistic RSS-controlled BJP at the All India level. What is available at the all-India l ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The amended transgender law has triggered fears of "regular surveillance" among members of the community, with many worrying that they could be repeatedly subjected to scrutiny, harassment, and even stripping in the name of verification. For many transgender persons, activists say, the anxiety is not limited to appearing before a medical board for certification. They fear that with self-identification now abolished under the amended law, they could be forced to repeatedly ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A fresh political row has erupted after Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, claimed that the Left Front would "cease to exist" after the assembly elections, prompting the CPM to raise serious questions over the intent behind the Congress leader's statement. Campaigning in Alappuzha, Rahul Gandhi, in a sharp attack on the LDF, said that "after the election, there would be nothing left of the Left Front." The statement has opened a Pandora's box, with the ...Read More >
CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby firmly denies any alliance or discussions with the SDPI for the Kerala Assembly elections, countering UDF allegations and reaffirming the party's stance against communal politics. Photograph: ANI photoKey PointsCPI(M) general secretary M A Baby denies any alliance or discussions with SDPI for the Kerala Assembly elections.CPI(M) asserts it will not engage with parties pursuing politics based on communal lines.Baby accuses UDF of depending on communal parties an ...Read More >
Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday issued its first strong response to veteran leader G. Sudhakaran after he indicated plans to contest the Assembly election as an independent from Ambalappuzha, ending a party association spanning more than six decades. Alappuzha district secretary of CPI(M), R. Nazar, said the party had been "very considerate" towards the former minister even after he was replaced as the party candidate in Ambalappu ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 12 (PTI) The Congress-led UDF is closely watching CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran's decision to contest as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly election, even as leaders of the ruling LDF expressed mixed reactions on Thursday. KPCC president Sunny Joseph said he had watched Sudhakaran's press conference and that his move would be monitored closely. He said the revelations made by the veteran Communist leader had put the CPI(M) in trouble and that no clear answer ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 (PTI) Despite mounting pressure from opposition, the Left ministers in Kerala on Tuesday refused to clarify the government's stance on the Sabarimala women entry issue, instead they said that they have always supported the devotees. Law Minister P Rajeev and Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan maintained that the Supreme Court, on Monday, had just constituted a bench to consider the review pleas, and the apex court had yet to ask the government about its stand. While respo ...Read More >
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The 30th International Film Festival of Kerala descended into crisis this week after the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting denied screening permission for 19 films, triggering protests from delegates, filmmakers, and politicians. Among the initially blocked titles: Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 masterpiece Battleship Potemkin, Fernando Solanas's political documentary The Hour of the Furnaces, four films about Palesti ...Read More >
Idukki: Senior CPM leader and Udumbanchola MLA MM Mani has expressed regret over his remarks criticising voters following the LDF's poll debacle in the local body elections. Addressing the media here on Sunday, the former minister said he made the comments in a moment of distress after the election results and did not intend to insult the public. After the local body poll results showed a major setback for the LDF, Mani had accused voters of betraying the LDF government despite benefiting from ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The 30th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) is facing a bizarre crisis with the Centre refusing to issue censor-exemption certificates to 19 films, including four from Palestine, scheduled to be screened at the event. The withholding of clearances has invited rebuke from various corners, with a slew of socio-political and cultural leaders, including CPM general secretary M A Baby, and veteran filmmakers Adoor Gopalakrishnan and T V Chandran criticisi ...Read More >
Though the minister asserted that the state wasn't changing its existing education policy, the decision on PM-SHRI marked a U-turn by the same government, which had in June said it won't sign up for the scheme and will consider taking a legal recourse to get central funds. The CPI, which believes that PM-SHRI is the Centre's way of promoting its National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, disagrees. CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam told ThePrint on Wednesday the Left party is against NEP because the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 26 (PTI) Senior CPI leader K Prakash Babu said on Sunday that CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby didn't give any reply except kept silence on Kerala's signing of the PM SHRI scheme during his recent discussion with D Raja in this regard. He said though Raja, the CPI general secretary, came to meet Baby to discuss the matter, even skipping his lunch on Saturday, the Left leader didn't reply on anything regarding the topic. "Raja went to meet Baby to convey the party's con ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday reaffirmed its decision to move ahead with the Central Government's PM SHRI scheme, even as its Left ally, the CPI, raised strong objections over the signing of the agreement. CPI-M State Secretary M.V. Govindan said there was no change in the party's position and that the issues raised by allies could be amicably resolved through discussions. "Kerala is entitled to receive Rs 8,000 crore under the PM ...Read More >
Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal has alleged that not only the PM SHRI scheme but every new incident in Kerala is part of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Communist Party of India (Marxist) secret understanding. Speaking at a press conference here, Venugopal accused the left government of cooperating with the BJP on multiple fronts while pretending to oppose it publicly. Venugopal clarified that the Congress was not implementing the PM SHRI scheme. "It's wrong to say Congress is implementing ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI on Wednesday took a firmer stance against General Education Minister V Sivankutty's decision to join the Centre's PM SHRI scheme. CPI State Secretary Binoy Viswam, speaking to the media, emphasised that the National Education Policy (NEP) would not be implemented in Kerala under any circumstances. "From what I understand, the central government will only provide the designated funds if the NEP is fully implemented," he said. Binoy said that CPM general secretary M A ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday, September 16, criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters for condemning the Supreme Court verdict on the Waqf Amendment Act. In a post on X, the former Telangana minister said, "As expected, some BJP bhakts are rattled by BRS Party welcoming the Supreme Court's interim order on the Waqf Amendment Act 2025. They respect neither the Indian Constitution nor the orders of the apex court." The Sircil ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Left parties on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order putting on hold certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which sparked nationwide protests and debates earlier this year. The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold several key provisions of the Waqf law, including the clause that only those practising Islam for the last five years can dedicate a property as waqf, but refused to stay the entire law. Welcoming the decision, CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The CPI-M on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court order putting on hold certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, which sparked nationwide protests and debates earlier this year. "The Hon'ble Supreme Court has stayed certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the one that mandated a disputed property would not be treated as Waqf unless the executive permits it after an inquiry," CPI-M General Secretary M A Baby said in a post on X. "The CPI-M wel ...Read More >
Prof. Sanoo was an excellent teacher, orator, public activist, social worker, writer, and literary critic and in step with the State's progressive achievement, says Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condoled the death of critic and orator M.K. Sanoo who passed away in Kochi on Saturday. Recalling Sanoo's contributions to Kerala society and history through his activities, discourses, and writings, Mr. Vijayan said his demise was an irreparable loss, particularly to the progre ...Read More >
MUMBAI: After the transfer of Mahadevi, an elephant belonging to a Jain shrine in Kolhapur, to Vantara, an animal rescue and rehabilitation initiative by the Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar, those who were unwilling to let go staged a march on Sunday. Thousands of locals and leaders from the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Kolhapur marched for 45 km from the shrine to the collector's office, demanding that Mahadevi be brought back, following which CM Devendra Fadnavis said he would hold a meeting on ...Read More >
KOCHI: Hundreds of people including prominent figures from the state's political and cultural spheres gathered at the Town Hall to pay last respects to M K Sanoo in Kochi on Sunday. The celebrated critic had passed away on Saturday aged 97. The mourners described him as Malayalam's "private pride" and as a person who could speak on any topic under the sun, reflecting his widespread impact. The consensus was that his presence enriched literary functions and cultural events and that gatherings wo ...Read More >
The comments, made in Kerala, a state where the CPI(M) holds power and continues a longstanding ideological battle with the RSS, sparked swift and sharp reactions from the Left. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's recent remarks equating the RSS and the CPI(M) is causing growing unease within the INDIA bloc, with Left leaders raising the issue during the alliance's virtual meeting on Saturday, according to sources. The comments, made by the Congress leader at an event in Kerala, were flagged as ina ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prominent leaders from various political parties attended an all-party meeting convened by the central government on Sunday, ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament scheduled to begin on Monday. The meeting was called in by the government to seek cooperation from opposition parties for the smooth conduct of the House. Leaders of various political parties attended the meeting, where the government was represented by Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju and his junior minister Arjun R ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The CPI(M) has reacted sharply to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi equating the RSS and the Left party. Condemning the Congress leader's statement, CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby has said that it was an unwanted statement and should not have been made. Speaking with IANS, the CPI(M) General Secretary said they often criticise the Congress party on various issues but never equate them with the BJP. "...We do criticise Congress also when the occasion comes. B ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's seven-day foreign visits to Dubai and Spain concluded on Saturday, and he is scheduled to return to New Delhi on Sunday, government officials said. Talking to media in Barcelona in Spain on Saturday, Chief Minister Yadav said that his visit has been successful as various memorandums of understanding were signed with investors to increase production, employment opportunity and farmers' income in the state. Speaking at ...Read More >
New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties on Saturday resolved to raise during the Parliament's Monsoon session the issues of Pahalgam attack terrorists not being brought to justice, US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of brokering a 'ceasefire' during India-Pakistan hostilities and the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar that the opposition alleges "threatens people's voting rights". Ahead of the Monsoon session beginning on July 21, the leaders of 24 opposition parties of the b ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19: INDIA bloc parties on Saturday resolved to raise during the Parliament's Monsoon session the issues of Pahalgam attack terrorists not being brought to justice, US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of brokering a 'ceasefire' between India and Pakistan and the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar that the opposition alleges "threatens people's voting rights". Ahead of the start of the session on July 21, the leaders of 24 opposition parties of the bloc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) INDIA bloc parties on Saturday resolved to raise during the Parliament's Monsoon session the issues of Pahalgam attack terrorists not being brought to justice, US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of brokering a 'ceasefire' between India and Pakistan and the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar that the opposition alleges "threatens people's voting rights". Ahead of the start of the session on July 21, the leaders of 24 opposition parties of the ...Read More >
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