MediaOne files complaint against CPI(M) workers’ over threatening remark against its MD
Kozhikode: Malayalam news channel MediaOne has filed a police complaint against CPI(M) workers for allegedly issuing threats to the channel’s Managing Director, C. Dawood, during a protest rally held on Thursday in Wandoor, Malappuram district.
The complaint was submitted to the state police chief, Malappuram district police chief and Wandoor SHO.
The complaint demands legal action against CPI(M) Wandoor Area Secretary P. Abdul Razak, former Wandoor MLA N. Kannan, CPI(M) Malappuram District Committee member Adv. P. Sheena Rajan, and CPI(M) Wandoor Area Committee members Zakaria Kalikavu, M.T. Ahmed, V. Arjun, K.T. Sameer, along with 50 other individuals identified by sight.
According to the complaint, threatening slogans were raised against C. Dawood during a demonstration organized by the CPI(M) area committee on July 10 in Wandoor. K.T. Sameer is alleged to have shouted a slogan calling for Dawood’s hand to be cut off.
According to Maktoob media, protesters hurled derogatory abuses at journalist C Dawood, accusing him of “spreading lies” about the party.
Meanwhile, the Kerala Union of Working Journalists called it “highly objectionable,” and unacceptable “for a political party that claims to stand for media freedom and civil rights to openly resort to such threats and violations of rights.”
“There are many ways to express disagreement with media positions or expose misinformation, if any. But publicly declaring that a journalist should be physically eliminated is shameful for a party like CPI(M),” the statement issued by the union added.
C Dawood, who is also a writer, is known for TV show Out of Focus as well as his incisive writings on social, political, and religious issues.
Maktoob media reported that Dawood, in his editorial program, criticised CPI(M)’s alleged Islamophobia, accusing the ruling party in Kerala of spreading hatred against Muslim organisations and their institutions, including MediaOne TV, over their critical stance on government policies.
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Rare Kalyani Chalukya-era stepwell discovered in Karnataka’s Gadag district
Gadag: A centuries-old stepwell from the Kalyani Chalukya period is discovered into public in Sudi, a remote village in Karnataka’s Gadag district. The Nagakunda Pushkarani, dating to the 10th-11th century CE, is undergoing extensive restoration under the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage’s ‘Adopt a Monument’ scheme.
The stepwell was focal point of community life and craftsmanship under the reign of Akkadevi, sister of Chalukya king Jayasimha II. It shows the dynasty’s mastery of architecture and water management. Its interior walls are carved with the precision of temple façades, setting it apart from most surviving stepwells in southern India, linking it stylistically to examples in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
After centuries of neglect left its sculptures weathered and its waters dry, the site is now being revived by the Deccan Heritage Foundation India in partnership with Heritage Matters, the Gandipet Welfare Society and the Water Literacy Foundation according to a report published by The HIndu. Work includes structural repairs, removal of invasive vegetation, dredging, stone resetting and landscaping, alongside the restoration of an adjacent mantapa with a large Ganesha idol.
Heritage architect B. Sarath Chandra noted, the project is as much about functionality as aesthetics, with water recharge efforts already underway. Funded by Gandipet Welfare Society founder Rajashree Pinnamenni, the restoration is slated for completion by late 2025, followed by a second phase linking the stepwell to the Jodu Kalasadagudi temple through landscaped pathways.
The report mentions that officials say the revival of Nagakunda Pushkarani could not only reintroduce Sudi’s Chalukya heritage to a wider audience but also serve as a model for conserving other lesser-known monuments across Karnataka.
