A college dropout, Baby is second Keralite to be elected general secretary of CPI(M). He was elected to SFI state committee in 1972, and nominated to its central executive committee in 1974.
Former CPI(M) gen secy Harkishan Singh Surjeet, in this 2004 edition of Walk The Talk, reflected on party’s evolving stance on economic reforms, coalition govts, and secularism.
At a CPI(M) event in Madurai, Stalin called the BJP govt at the Centre a ‘fascist regime’, while the Kerala CM slammed the ‘imbalance’ of fiscal powers between the Union & states.
Speaking after day two of the 24th congress of CPI(M), Karat said reforms and rejuvenation needed in waqf boards, but bill goes against constitutional rights guaranteed to citizens.
Speaking at SFI’s 35th state conference, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan says CPI(M) students' wing is tackling national issues & resisting saffronisation of education.
While Congress statement by Jairam Ramesh doesn't mention govt's allegations of Canada giving anti-India elements a free run, Manish Tewari slams Trudeau for 'pandering to radical fringe'.
Minakshi Mukherjee gained limelight in 2021 when CPI(M) fielded her from Nandigram against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari & CM Mamata Banerjee. She is now at forefront of Left revival efforts.
Saira Shah Halim is CPI(M) candidate in Ballygunge bypoll, to be held on 12 April. She is pitted against TMC’s Babul Supriyo, who is facing flak for previous actions as BJP MP.
She had won from the Mudavanmughal ward, garnering 2,872 votes, 549 votes more than the rival Congress candidate and earlier took oath as a Councillor of the ruling Marxist party.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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