Thomas Chandy elected NCP's Kerala unit chief
Kochi, April 28: Former state Minister and three-time legislator Thomas Chandy was on Saturday unanimously elected the new President of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Kerala unit.
Chandy replaces acting President T.P. Peethamabaran, who was holding the post after the sudden demise of Uzhavur Vijayan last year.
Senior party leader Praful Patel, who was present on the occasion, told the media that the new set of office-bearers of the NCP state unit was elected unanimously.
Owner of a business empire in Kuwait, Chandy first entered politics through the Democratic Indira Congress, a party floated by Congress veteran K. Karunakaran in 2005.
In the 2006 Assembly polls, DIC was an ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front. After the polls, the DIC merged with the NCP.
NCP has two legislators in the Kerala Assembly -- Thomas Chandy from Kuttanad and A.K. Saseendran from Elathur. Both were re-elected from their seats in the last Assembly polls.
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Madhya Pradesh Minister moves Supreme Court after FIR over remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Minister for Tribal Affairs Kunwar Vijay Shah has approached the Supreme Court challenging a High Court directive to register an FIR against him for alleged derogatory remarks made against Indian Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.
In a special leave petition filed on Thursday, Shah contested the May 14 order passed by a division bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which took suo motu cognisance of his comments and directed the police to file a case for promoting enmity and using "language of the gutters".
The controversy stems from a statement Shah made at a public event near Indore on May 12, where he allegedly referred to Colonel Qureshi as a “sister of terrorists”. The remarks drew sharp criticism and sparked public outrage.
Colonel Sofiya Qureshi has gained public attention for her role in providing regular briefings on 'Operation Sindoor', an Indian military operation targeting terror camps based in Pakistan.
Following the High Court's directive, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav stated that instructions were issued to take appropriate action against Shah. Consequently, an FIR was registered against the minister on Wednesday evening at the Manpur Police Station under Indore Rural jurisdiction.
In a symbolic protest, activists of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) were seen pouring milk on posters of Colonel Qureshi in Bhopal, claiming the act was intended to ‘purify’ her image after the minister’s remarks.
