How BJP penetrated to Kerala; A historical anatomy- Part 02
Read Part 1 here 13. Killing of Sirajunnisa, 1991 Sirajunnisa, an eleven-year-old girl, was shot dead, without any provocations, by the Kerala Police on 15 December 1991 while playing in the courtyard of her home on Pudupalli in Palakkad, amid tensions generated by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi’s provocative “Ekta Yatra” rally in the buildup […]
How BJP penetrated to Kerala; A historical anatomy- Part 01
Kerala was long regarded as one of the most resistant political terrains in India for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), owing to a durable bipolar contest between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (“CPI-M”)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Indian National Congress (Indira) (“Congress”)-led United Democratic Front (UDF), a religiously plural population, and a […]
PFI Harthal: Kerala Government Confiscates PFI leaders’ Assets to Redeem the Damages
Following the ultimatum of Kerala High Court, the Kerala Government confiscates the immovable properties of Popular Front of India leaders. The order of Kerala high court is allegedly to redeem the damages of hartal declared against the raids by National Investigation agencies last year towards the PFI leaders and activists.
Afeefa, One of the Victims of Karnataka’s hijab ban, bags first prize in Kerala State Festival
16-year-old Afeefa was a student of Shimogga’s KPCL high school in 10th grade; Later she compelled to discontinue her class due to the sudden hijab ban order imposed by Karnataka government in February last year.