V M Sudheeran

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President V M Sudheeran on Monday flayed the Narendra Modi government's move to scrap the Planning Commission and bring in an alternative body in its place.

Amid speculation that Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan is set to resign from the post ahead of a possible reshuffle of United Democratic Front ministry, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president V M Sudheeran today said there had been no formal proposal made before the party in this regard.

With Congress veteran A K Antony's comment that there had been a slight erosion in people's confidence in the party's secular commitment, sparking a debate, his confidant and KPCC president V M Sudheeran today clarified his senior colleague's remarks were "Kerala-centric and well-intentioned".

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy remained absent when V M Sudheeran took over as Kerala PCC president at the party headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram today, fuelling speculation about his resentment over the choice of the state party unit chief by the high command.

Senior Congress leader V M Sudheeran today asked the party-led United Democratic Front Government to re-consider the power tariff hike, saying it would adversely affect the people already hit by price rise.

Eminent Marxist thinker, writer, social and political activist P Govinda Pillai has been chosen for the PKV Award for the year 2011.

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President V M Sudheeran on Monday flayed the Narendra Modi government's move to scrap the Planning Commission and bring in an alternative body in its place.

Amid speculation that Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan is set to resign from the post ahead of a possible reshuffle of United Democratic Front ministry, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president V M Sudheeran today said there had been no formal proposal made before the party in this regard.

With Congress veteran A K Antony's comment that there had been a slight erosion in people's confidence in the party's secular commitment, sparking a debate, his confidant and KPCC president V M Sudheeran today clarified his senior colleague's remarks were "Kerala-centric and well-intentioned".

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy remained absent when V M Sudheeran took over as Kerala PCC president at the party headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram today, fuelling speculation about his resentment over the choice of the state party unit chief by the high command.

Senior Congress leader V M Sudheeran today asked the party-led United Democratic Front Government to re-consider the power tariff hike, saying it would adversely affect the people already hit by price rise.

Eminent Marxist thinker, writer, social and political activist P Govinda Pillai has been chosen for the PKV Award for the year 2011.