Pinarayi Vijayan

Tthe Communist Party of India (Marxist) government in Kerala will be organising the Ayyappa Sangamam, a religious event, and has invited Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.

'Belittled the Independence Day by...': Pinarayi Vijayan slams PM Modi for ‘glorifying’ RSS

In a strongly worded statement on Saturday, Vijayan said PM Modi had “belittled the Independence Day by attempting to gift the legacy of the freedom movement to the RSS, which was outlawed in the aftermath of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.”

Wayanad landslide: No help for rehabilitation from Centre, only insufficient loan, says Kerala CM

A major landslide struck the Mundakkai and Chooralmala regions on July 30 last year, almost completely decimating both areas, killing over 200 people, and injuring many others

All hail Captain Vijayan, Kerala’s ‘Red Guardian’

Encouraging a personality cult is the common thread running through Indian political parties, regardless of ideology. CPI-M was a rare exception, opting for a collective framework of decision making. Now, on the verge of near electoral irrelevance, the party has joined the mainstream in its last bastion, Kerala. Pinarayi Vijayan has converted electoral success into the building of a personality cult, reminiscent of a particular era in the Soviet Union

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan says he stands by his statement on Sanatana Dharma

Inaugurating the conference in Sivagiri, Vijayan claimed that the Guru, who advocated ”one caste, one religion and one God for people” had neither been a spokesperson nor a practitioner of the Sanatana Dharma but had reconstructed it and proclaimed a Dharma suited to the new age

CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams Nitesh Rane over 'Kerala is mini Pakistan' remark: 'Not fit to continue as minister'

Nitesh Rane, a minister in the Maharashtra government, on Monday referred to Kerala as "mini Pakistan" and attributed Rahul and Priyanka's victory from Wayanad to "votes from terrorists".

'Action sowed disunity within cadre': IAS officer suspended for creating religion-based WhatsApp group

"While Gopalakrishnan's action sowed disunity within the All India Service Cadre, Prasanth's conduct undermined the public image of the state's administrative machinery," the government alleged.

Why National Award for Aattam and Justice Hema committee report’s release are silver lining in our dark times

70th National Film Awards: Anand Ekarshi’s debut Malayalam indie 'Aattam: The Play' won three National Awards as the Justice Hema committee report, on women’s working conditions in Malayalam film industry, released to reveal dark, ugly truths of the Malayalam film industry.

The cast of Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ honoured by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

On June 13, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan honoured the cast of Payal Kapadia's film 'All We Imagine As Light' for winning the Grand Prix Award at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. This achievement marks the first time an Indian film has won the Grand Prix.

'I meet a lot of people, is it a crime?': Prakash Javadekar on meeting CPI(M) leader Jayarajan

Kerala Lok Sabha elections 2024: Responding to Surendran's allegations that the meeting happened over tea at Jayarajan's son residence, Javadekar said that he meets a lot of people and that there's nothing with it.

Won't allow BJP's communal politics to take root in Kerala, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

The CM also attacked the Congress party, saying the grand old party gave space and votes for the BJP but the Left has a history of fighting the communal fascists.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Kerala CM Vijayan's remarks expose rift in INDIA bloc over Rahul picking Wayanad

Kerala Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Kerala CM Vijayan's remarks suggest that Gandhi's candidacy from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat may impact the INDIA bloc's effectiveness in countering the NDA at the national level.

Centre adopts 'anti-Kerala' stand as people of state reject Sangh Parivar politics, alleges Vijayan

People of the state are not recognising the sangh parivar and their politics, as a result of which the BJP has failed to gain foothold in Kerala, he said.

Probe against Vijayan's daughter's IT firm: Congress asks Kerala CM to step down

Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan alleged that crores of rupees went to Vijayan’s daughter’s firm while he was chief minister.

CM Vijayan highlights Kerala's industry-friendly nature at opening of IT firm's 2nd campus in state

The three leading IT parks in Kerala have housed 509 companies since 2016, employing 63,000 IT professionals, Vijayan said, adding that the number of startups has risen to 5,000 from 300 in the past eight years.

Kerala Governor AM Khan in another face-off with SFI protesters; accuses CM Vijayan of promoting lawlessness

The latest episode unfolded when Governor Khan, en route to attend an event in Kottarakkara, encountered SFI protesters near Nilamel.

Kerala CM accuses Congress leadership of creating violent mindset among its workers

As just one day left for the culmination of the one month-long programme, Vijayan said thousands of people have been flocking to the programme venue every day in each place despite limited publicity, and it was proof of the grand success of the initiative.

Freedom of press under attack in Kerala, alleges Ex I&B Minister Javadekar

''This is clearly a political vendetta and an attack on freedom of the press. This is the Kerala government’s effort to terrorise the media. This is condemnable,'' Javadekar told PTI.

Kerala Higher Education: The decline from meritocracy to mediocrity could soon become irreversible

For a year now, Kerala’s higher education sector has been witness to one distasteful controversy after another over the politicisation of colleges and universities. As standards slip and those with proximity to the ruling establishment corner untoward benefits, there is a flight of youth from the state, taking away with them precious human capital that an ageing society cannot afford to lose

'The Kerala Story' taking up Sangh Parivar propaganda by raising 'love jihad' issue says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

The CM, in a statement, said that such propaganda films and the alienation of Muslims depicted in them should be viewed in the context of Sangh Parivar's efforts to gain political advantage in Kerala.

For Kerala CPM, this may be a good time to begin succession planning

Pinarayi Vijayan isn’t getting any younger. A Lokayukta case nearly scalped him. Assembly polls are due only in 2026. Vijayan may have a decisive say in choosing his successor. Will it be son-in-law PA Mohammed Riyas, former health minister KK Shailaja, or the tactful industries minister P Rajeeve?

UK expresses interest to partner with Kerala in higher education sector

Pinarayi Vijayan called on British Deputy High Commissioner, Chandru Iyer, in Thiruvananthapuram and discussed the potential in state's collaboration with the United Kingdom in the areas of healthcare, education, Fintech among others.

Attack on fact-finding team in Tripura 'highly condemnable', says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

A fact-finding team of MPs and MLAs from the Left parties and the Congress, which arrived to look into the post-poll violence in Tripura, was attacked in Sepahijala district on Friday.

Tightly leashing media at home but proponent of press freedoms elsewhere, Pinarayi Vijayan’s many hypocrisies

The police summons to TV anchor Vinu V John for remarks critical of bandhs smacks of vindictiveness. But it is just one more episode in a series of run-ins that the Kerala chief minister has had with the media

Black flag waved at Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in Palakkad

The four Youth Congress activists were placed under preventive detention earlier in the day in Chalissery, police said.