Balakrishna Pillai

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  Kerala Congress (B) Chairman R Balakrishna Pillai Dies

  R Balakrishna Pillai, Kerala Congress (B) chairman and former minister died at a private hospital in his hometown Kottarakkara on Monday due to age-related ailments, according to his family. He was 86.

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  BJP Makes its Presence Felt in Kerala With a Successful Day-Long Strike

  For the first time in five years, the BJP called a dawn to dusk strike in Kerala that was almost complete.

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  In Leaked Audio, Fresh Allegations of Bribery Against Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani

  In another embarrassment for Kerala's United Democratic Front (UDF) government, a leaked audio recording of a conversation between Biju Ramesh of the Kerala Bar and Hotels Association and Balakrishna Pillai of Congress (B) and also with Chief Whip PC George has brought out the rift within UDF to the open.

• Congress in Kerala Celebrates Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Anniversary

  Congress in Kerala on Friday celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

• Oommen Chandy's UDF allies to vent their feelings before Sonia Gandhi

  Allies of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) are reportedly all set to express their unhappiness to Congress President Sonia Gandhi when she arrives in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday for a two-day visit.

• Kerala minister KB Ganesh Kumar resigns after wife alleges domestic violence

  KB Ganesh Kumar, a minister in the Congress-led UDF government in Kerala, has resigned following allegations of domestic violence by wife. Mr Kumar put in his papers after a meeting with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

• How minister KB Ganesh Kumar's divorce can spell trouble for Kerala government

  The wife of a Kerala minister, Ganesh Kumar, has alleged domestic violence, putting in a tight spot the Congress-led UDF government of Oommen Chandy, who might have to ask him to resign.

• Kerala minister's father 'unsure' of compromise talks

  The standoff between state Forest and Sports Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar and his father, veteran politician and Kerala Congress (B) chairman R. Balakrishna Pillai, continued to remain unresolved with the latter saying he is "unsure" about the outcome of Thursday's talks.

• UDF meet today to discuss coalition issues

  The liaison committee of the ruling Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) will meet today to discuss key internal issues, including IUML's demand for a fifth cabinet berth and intense bickering in Kerala Congress (B).

• Minister's father threatens to oust him from party

  Spelling further trouble for the Oommen Chandy-led Kerala government, the father-son tussle in a constituent of the ruling alliance has exacerbated with the former on Tuesday threatening to oust his son, a minister, from the party. The standoff between state Forest and Sports Minister KB Ganesh Kumar and Kerala Congress-B chairman R Balakrishna Pil...

• Achutanandan moves Supreme Court against Balakrishna Pillai's release from jail

  Opposing the release of former minister and Kerala Congress (B) leader Balakrishna Pillai from jail, Kerala opposition leader VS Achuthanandan today moved the Supreme Court, challenging the early release.