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Noorjahan has an opinion. Kerala’s clerical orthodoxy can’t accept a Muslim woman’s voice

Shabnam Noorjahan is a feminist who speaks against the niqab, a face-covering veil worn by some Muslim women. She is called a ‘Sufinist’—coined...

12.10.2026 20

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Satheesan’s Kerala victory came with a Congress problem. Adoor Prakash has exposed it

This marked the first public rebellion against VD Satheesan from the Congress ranks after his assumption as chief minister in May, when he edged out...

07.10.2026 30

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Honeymoon ending for Kerala CM Satheesan. He’s becoming a mirror image of Pinarayi Vijayan

It would be in Satheesan’s interest not to alienate the press so early into his tenure, with his rivals in the party looking for chinks in his armour.

29.09.2026 10

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VD Satheesan, KC Venugopal or Ramesh Chennithala—who’ll be Congress’ CM pick in Kerala?

From a Congress viewpoint, who would be the ideal Chief Minister for Kerala at this point? It should be Shashi Tharoor, given how he ticks all the...

17.04.2026 80

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Opinion | Has Pinarayi Vijayan Been Left All Alone?

08.04.2026 40

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BJP is blocking UDF from a landslide. How did Hindutva gain ground in Kerala?

It is curious to note that a section of the Hindu vote has seamlessly transferred between the BJP in the 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls and the Left in...

08.04.2026 30

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Minorities are backing UDF again. Will it break LDF’s streak in Kerala?

The biggest setback for Congress was the exit of K Karunakaran and his faction in 2005. Many of his erstwhile cadres ended up becoming foot soldiers...

03.04.2026 40

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Minorities are backing UDF again. Will it break LDF’s streak in Kerala?

The biggest setback for Congress was the exit of K Karunakaran and his faction in 2005. Many of his erstwhile cadres ended up becoming foot soldiers...

03.04.2026 40

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Opinion | Why A 'Defeat' Is Now Essential For The Disoriented Left In Kerala

01.04.2026 40

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Don’t be fooled by Congress’ low-profile campaign in Kerala. It has its best shot since 2001

The BJP’s emergence as a potent third force has altered many equations. Kerala’s politics is no longer bipolar, even if the UDF and the LDF may...

26.03.2026 50

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Opinion | 4 Leaders In Congress Are Vying For One Job - And None Is Ready To Step Aside

16.03.2026 80

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BJP’s Kerala conundrum—courting Christians isn’t working out

With the Left aggressively chipping away at the Hindu votes, it might be in the BJP’s short-term interest to consolidate its base before casting its...

26.01.2026 50

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Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a...

08.01.2026 40

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Kerala BJP losing favour with Church. Sangh not on board with Christian outreach

Two bishops in Kerala said that the BJP is running with the hares in the state and hunting with the hounds in Chhattisgarh.

13.08.2025 30

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