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The CPM faces a leadership struggle between preserving the status quo and reforming its discourse.
CPM leaders acknowledged electoral failure; one cited Vellappally Natesan's anti-Muslim remarks and dual allegiances, while another claimed the party opposed him but failed to counter perception.
Thushar Vellappally met Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan, signaling a potential improvement in relations between SNDP leadership and the new UDF government following past political friction.
The High Court Division Bench has stayed a single bench order that disqualified all office-bearers of the SNDP Yogam, including General Secretary Vellappally Natesan, with the Chief Justice and a Judge agreeing that the original plea should have been filed with the National Company Law Tribunal instead of the High Court. This stay, issued on Monday, allows Vellappally Natesan and other members to continue in their positions, reversing the disqualification that was based on a writ petition seeking to prohibit the Yogam from exercising supervisory powers and to appoint an administrator.
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Kerala High Court seeking to cancel the Padma Bhushan award given to Vellappally Natesan.
Vellappally Natesan has been disqualified as SNDP Yogam general secretary by the Kerala High Court. This landmark ruling, issued by Justice T R Ravi, stems from a petition filed in 2024 by Prof M K Sanu and others.
The NSS reaffirmed its policy of maintaining equal distance from all political parties
Even the most optimistic comrade may be sceptical of harvesting electoral gains from the union of NSS and SNDP, Kerala's two foremost Hindu organisations. Still, the CPM seems to derive a sense of delight from the brotherhood on display. It is almost like the party took great pains to forge the
SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan was equally critical of Satheesan.
Javadekar, who is in charge of the BJP's Kerala affairs, visited Vellappally's residence at Kanichukulangara and held private discussions.
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