Where is the likelihood of K.M.Mani resigning?

The Opposition is making a hue and cry to have Finance Minister K.M.Mani’s resignation over the bar bribery case. But where is the likelihood of his calling it quits?

Unless there is any court dictum against Mani, one need not expect any resignation move from the Kerala  Congress.  And it is not remotely likely that the courts would ask Mani to go.

There were worse issues before the Oommen Chandy Government in the recent past, but all the storms have been weathered by the UDF Government. 

How many hundreds of millions spent for Attappadi and Wayanad tribes, still there is no uplifting?

One may not know exactly how many hundreds of millions of rupees have been spent ostensibly for the welfare of tribals of Attappadi and Wayanad in Kerala, India.

Still the tribals could not be led out of their morass. They wallow in abject poverty.

There are umpteen number of governmental and non-governmental agencies taking care of them. But the organisations may be thriving, not the tribals whose illiteracy and ignorance may have been taken advantage of over a period of time.

What we need is a team of committed workers who could genuinely work for the welfare of the tribe of people who are still living on the fringes of forests.

Congress Party is in the doldrums and Narendra Modi is shining like anything

After the results of Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections have come out, it is crystal clear that Congress Party is in the doldrums and Narendra Modi of the BJP is on Mount Everest.

It seems for some time now, the graph of Narendra Modi would continue to go up. Congress Party leadership is  not striking back in campaigning to the extent that is desirable.

Plea for making K.M.Mani the Chief Minister, but reaction is muted

The call for making Kerala Congress (M) supremo K.M.Mani the Chief Minister of Kerala has  not been that shrill and the reaction from responsible quarters has been muted.

It appears the call Is  only a wide chase by a section within the Kerala Congress(M). No one has any doubt about the suitability of Mani as Chief Minister. His stuff is tantamount to that of a Chief Minister, but his party has only nine members in the 140-member Kerala Assembly.

KPCC president V.M.Sudheeran has said Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee is not aware of any such moves.

Which means there has been only demands made in the media and not within the serious circles of the ruling coalition in the State.

L.K.Advani could be spoil-sport for Modi

Everyone thought Narendra Modi does have a field day and he could romp home to victory as the next Prime Minister. But tarry a bit, there is 87-year-old party veteran L.K.Advani who wants to become the PM in case the BJP does not get a sweeping number of MPs.

In fact there are talks of a 160 club which wants the party's strength in the Lok Sabha limited to that figure. In that case secularists would not weer round to supporting Narendra Modi, instead they would want Advani to lead the country.

But Modi has been thinking hard about it and maybe trying to settle Advani at Gandhinagar from where he had become MP for the last 16 years.
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But Advani fears that Modi's grassroots level workers may not do his calling. Defeat may face him. That is why he is angling for the Bhopal seat which Narendra Modi is not keen to give to Advani.

If Advani fumes, there may be trouble for BJP.

Settlers were really concerned, there can be no environment to the exclusion of man

The Election Commission of India has allowed the Union Forests and Environment Ministry to issue the draft notification on revised proposals on Kasturirangan report, to the immense relief of lakhs of settler farmers.

Environment is most important but not after driving out the human beings settled in the areas concerned.

One institution cannot one fine morning notify huge areas as beyond bounds for human beings.

What is needed is restriction on any more inimical exploitation of fragile areas.

Sartiha S Nair wants a pound of flesh....

Solar scam accused Saritha S Nair, after having been in hidinig for a few days after coming out of jail on bail, has started giving out names piecemeal.

Yesterday she blamed CPM MLA Aysha Poti for helping out Biju Radhakrishshnan in the Reshmi murder case.

Today she said Congress MLA A.P.Abdullakutty had troubled her and invited her to the Mascot Hotel.

She has warned that she would give out names one by one in the coming days. She wants those who tortured her to have sleepless nights.

Apparently, she wants to fleece a pound of flesh from those who were involved with her.

Apparently, those involved would approach her with sacks of money.

She has indicated such people can start operations now.

Talk of adventurism like Kerala Congress (M) Ministers and MLAs resigning

Some people who do not have power and position in the Kerala Congress (M) have started talking about the Ministers and MLAs of the party quitting the post if the notification on Kasturirangan report is not withdrawn.

Kerala Congress stands for the rights of farmers and if the Kasturirangan report is accepted 123 villages in the high ranges would be frozen and dubbed as ecologically fragile areas. Which means the farmers settled there cannot pursue their farming and indulge in buying and selling.

The Church and other people may be putting pressure on the party to take strong action, but the Ministers and MLAs would not leave their position, whatever it is.

Reports about their quitting are amusing, and the people cannot be hoodwinked any more.