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The 5% Margin: How An Ezhava Shift Could Redraw Kerala's Electoral Map
Ezhavas account for roughly 20 to 23 per cent of the population, their numerical strength alone gives them enormous weight.
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Blunt And Effective: Pinarayi Vijayan Embodies The Best And Worst Of Kerala Politics
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was born around two decades after the Vaikkom Satyagraha into a Thiyya family - in northern Kerala, the Thiyyas are the traditional toddy tappers. He himself may have had little experience in the trade, but the tag, often a slur in Malayalam, stuck and came handy to rivals seeking a verbal stab at him.
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Renaming Of Sabarimala: Ezhava Community Leader Urges Not To Make Controversies
As a controversy brewed over the decision of Travancore Devaswom Board to rename Kerala's centuries-old hill shrine of Lord Ayappa at Sabarimala, a prominent Hindu community leader today said the temple should not be made subject of unnecessary controversies.
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BJP Keen To Expand NDA In Kerala
BJP today said it was keen to expand the party-led National Democratic Alliance in Kerala and prepared to coordinate and accept any political party into its fold.
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BJP Chief Amit Shah Visits Kerala's Sivagiri Mutt
BJP chief Amit Shah today visited Sivagiri Mutt at Varkala, a major spiritual centre of the backward Ezhava community, established by Kerala's renowned 20th century saint-social reformer Sree Narayana Guru.
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Poll-Bound Kerala To Witness 'Political Yatras'
With Assembly polls in Kerala just months away, major political parties are gearing up to organise high-profile 'campaign yatras' across the state with the participation of national leaders.
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Hate Speech: Kerala High Court Directs Vellapally Natesan To Surrender By January 12
The Kerala High Court today directed SNDP leader Vellapally Natesan to surrender before the investigating officer on or before January 12 in connection with the case registered against him for making an alleged communal hate speech at Aluva last month.
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PM Modi Visits Sivagiri Mutt In Varkala, Pays Tribute To Narayana Guru
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the Sivagiri Mutt, a revered spiritual centre established in by the renowned 20th century saint-social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, and paid respects at his samadhi.
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'Congress Agenda Is To Disrupt, Destruct And Demolish,' Says PM Modi
With Parliament paralysed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a blistering attack on the Congress saying its only aim is to "destroy" the country because it cannot reconcile to defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.
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Rajnath Singh Denies Any Role In Taking Back Oommen Chandy's Invitation
The government had no hand in taking back the invite to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy from an event which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
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The 5% Margin: How An Ezhava Shift Could Redraw Kerala's Electoral Map
Ezhavas account for roughly 20 to 23 per cent of the population, their numerical strength alone gives them enormous weight.
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Blunt And Effective: Pinarayi Vijayan Embodies The Best And Worst Of Kerala Politics
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was born around two decades after the Vaikkom Satyagraha into a Thiyya family - in northern Kerala, the Thiyyas are the traditional toddy tappers. He himself may have had little experience in the trade, but the tag, often a slur in Malayalam, stuck and came handy to rivals seeking a verbal stab at him.
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Renaming Of Sabarimala: Ezhava Community Leader Urges Not To Make Controversies
As a controversy brewed over the decision of Travancore Devaswom Board to rename Kerala's centuries-old hill shrine of Lord Ayappa at Sabarimala, a prominent Hindu community leader today said the temple should not be made subject of unnecessary controversies.
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BJP Keen To Expand NDA In Kerala
BJP today said it was keen to expand the party-led National Democratic Alliance in Kerala and prepared to coordinate and accept any political party into its fold.
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BJP Chief Amit Shah Visits Kerala's Sivagiri Mutt
BJP chief Amit Shah today visited Sivagiri Mutt at Varkala, a major spiritual centre of the backward Ezhava community, established by Kerala's renowned 20th century saint-social reformer Sree Narayana Guru.
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Poll-Bound Kerala To Witness 'Political Yatras'
With Assembly polls in Kerala just months away, major political parties are gearing up to organise high-profile 'campaign yatras' across the state with the participation of national leaders.
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Hate Speech: Kerala High Court Directs Vellapally Natesan To Surrender By January 12
The Kerala High Court today directed SNDP leader Vellapally Natesan to surrender before the investigating officer on or before January 12 in connection with the case registered against him for making an alleged communal hate speech at Aluva last month.
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PM Modi Visits Sivagiri Mutt In Varkala, Pays Tribute To Narayana Guru
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the Sivagiri Mutt, a revered spiritual centre established in by the renowned 20th century saint-social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, and paid respects at his samadhi.
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'Congress Agenda Is To Disrupt, Destruct And Demolish,' Says PM Modi
With Parliament paralysed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a blistering attack on the Congress saying its only aim is to "destroy" the country because it cannot reconcile to defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.
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Rajnath Singh Denies Any Role In Taking Back Oommen Chandy's Invitation
The government had no hand in taking back the invite to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy from an event which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.
