Kerala CM urges PM to intervene as nurse faces execution in Yemen
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging immediate intervention to save the life of Nimisha Priya, a nurse from the state who is set to be executed in Yemen on July 16.
In his letter, the CM said the case deserved "sympathy" and asked the Prime Minister to take up the matter with Yemeni authorities without delay. He also referred to earlier appeals made to the Union Government and to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, including letters sent on February 6 and March 24, 2025.
"Considering the fact that this is a case deserving sympathy, I appeal to the Hon'ble Prime Minister to take up the matter and intervene with the authorities concerned to save the life of Smt. Nimisha Priya," the CM said in the letter.
Priya, who hails from Kollengode in Palakkad district, was convicted in 2020 for the murder of a Yemeni man who had been her business partner.
The incident occurred in July 2017, and her final appeal was rejected by Yemen's Supreme Judicial Council in November 2024.
She is currently being held in Sana'a Central Prison, awaiting execution on Tuesday.
The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and Opposition Congress have also called on the Centre to act urgently.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
