Responding to CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan's statement, calling the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) as a secular party, BJP state president K Surendran on Saturday claimed that the primary motivation behind the remark was vote-bank politics.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 27 (ANI): Kerala Assembly session on Monday adjourned for the day after opposition leaders started raising slogans inside the assembly on the allegations of the gold smuggling case and also the attack by the Students' Federation of India (SFI) on Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad office.

Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], June 24 (ANI): An activist of the DYFI, suffered serious injuries after being allegedly attacked by workers of the SDPI and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in the district early on Thursday.

Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 7 (ANI): Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) president Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal on Saturday said 'there is no need to drag religion' in the Thrikkakara assembly bypoll.

Thiruvananthapuram Feb 22 PTI The Left government in Kerala on Tuesday officially confirmed that senior bureaucrat M Sivasankars controversial book detailing his experience as an accused in the gold-smuggling case was published without its mandatory prior permissionIn a single-line written reply given in the state Assembly Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan admitted that the official did not seek any permission before publishing the book titled Ashwathamavu Verum Oru Aana Ashwathama is just an elephantThe reply was given to a question raised in this connection by Indian Union Muslim League IUML legislator Najeeb Kanthapuram who represents Perinthalmanna constituency in the state AssemblyA former Principal Secretary to Vijayan and his close confidant Sivasankar claimed in the book that he had made no illegal intervention in the gold-smuggling and never made any undue favour for Swapna Suresh the prime accused in the caseEarlier this month responding to a reporters query on the book and Sivasankars claims the Chief Minister took potshots at the media saying some people were offended after reading the narrative in the book about their role in the caseSivasankars book shares his experience of facing the media Let him say that the Chief Minister said adding that the official mentioned certain things amounting to causing resentment among those who targeted himAsked whether Sivasankar had sought permission from the government for writing the book the Chief Minister said that it was just a technical issue and the government would look into itSivasankar alleged in the book that the investigating agencies were under pressure to drag the Chief Minister into the case and that he was arrested to make a statement against VijayanSivasankar was suspended from service after his links with Suresh had surfaced He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate ED and Customs in the cases relating to the gold-smuggling through diplomatic channel money trail and dollar smugglingHis suspension was revoked by the government recentlyDuring its previous term the Vijayan government initiated stringent actions including suspension against senior IPS officer DGP Jacob Thomas who is retired now for penning his autobiography allegedly without its prior permission PTI LGK ROH ROH

Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 2 (ANI): Kerala Congress MP Benny Behanan on Saturday slammed the Centre for alleged attacks on minorities and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for alleged attacks on the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).

Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 15 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over "soft Hindutva" politics and asserted the need for regional alliances to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

New Delhi Nov 26 PTI Expressing pain over opposition parties boycotting the Constitution Day event organised by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Friday Speaker Om Birla said staying away from such non-partisan events held by Parliament is not good for the health of democracyAround 15 opposition parties including the Congress boycotted the programme organised by the Lok Sabha to celebrate the Samvidhan Samman DivasBesides the Congress the Samajwadi Party SP the Aam Aadmi Party AAP the Communist Party of India CPI the Communist Party of India Marxist the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK the Shiromani Akali Dal SAD the Shiv Sena the Nationalist Congress Party NCP the Trinamool Congress TMC the Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD the Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP and the Indian Union Muslim League IUML stayed away from the eventSpeaking to reporters after the programme Birla said This culture of boycotting non-partisan events which are of national interest is not good for the health of democracy He said he will sit with the representatives from the opposition parties and discuss how it can be ensured that all political parties attend such eventsI am deeply hurt as the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha that several political parties boycotted the event organised by Parliament to commemorate the Constitution Day Birla saidHe found it strange that the parties boycotting the event did not even inform him about their decisionIf they had some issues they should have discussed it with me I would have tried to resolve their issues so that they could attend the event the Lok Sabha speaker saidThe people of the country expect Parliament to function in an orderly manner and all political parties should try to ensure that the House runs smoothly he addedArrangements were made for Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and his counterpart in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge -- both from the Congress -- to sit on the dais It was also intimated to both leadersSpeaking at the event Birla said the Constitution is like a modern version of the Bhagavad Gita that motivates every Indian to work for the nationThe Constitution of India is like a modern version of the Gita for us that motivates us to work for the nation If each one of us commits to working for the country we can build Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat he saidBirla further said the Constitution upholds the unity and dignity of the citizens of the country and it is the moral duty of every countryman to preserve itSymbolising the collective consciousness of the countrymen this holy book empowers us with rights and also determines our duties towards the country On this day if we take the resolve to perform these duties it will be a true tribute to the founding fathers of the Constitution he added PTI JTR ASG RC

New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI): Out of 27 regional parties which declared receiving donations, as many as 16 regional parties have declared receiving 1,026 donations worth Rs 24.779 crore without PAN details, stated an Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report.

Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], September 11 (ANI): Kerala president of Muslim Students Federation (MSF) PK Navas, who was arrested for allegedly using objectionable language against women, was released on bail on Friday in Kozhikode.