On election day on April 6, Chandy looked weak and was waiting for his turn to cast his vote at his home turf Puthupally in Kottayam district aiming for his 12th successive electoral victory.
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Vijayan will have to pay for arrogance towards jobless: Oommen Chandy
Chandy stated this while interacting with the media after visiting the protest venue where hundreds of youth are on agitating for the past four weeks
Kerala assembly polls: No question of shifting from Puthuppally, says Oommen Chandy
Speaking to reporters, he said, “There is no question of shifting from Puthuppally.” “My life has blended with Puthuppally.
Completing 50 yrs as MLA, Oommen Chandy stands tall among Kerala leaders
The two-time Kerala CM began his political career as a legislator after the 1970 Assembly polls. Then a greenhorn at 26, Chandy won his very first electoral battle and has been repeating the poll results in successive Assembly polls ever since.
Kerala government’s glaring omission led to flood tragedy: Ex-CM Oommen Chandy
Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that the tragedy caused due to heavy rains and floods in the state was due to the present state government’s glaring omission of not being able to foresee things. Chandy told IANS that even though this was not the time to politicise the[Read More…]
Centre’s help to Kerala disappointing: Oommen Chandy
The Modi government’s offer of help to Kerala in the wake of the worst flooding in a century is “disappointing”, former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Wednesday. The Congress leader also expressed unhappiness that the Centre had reportedly refused to accept monetary help offered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which[Read More…]
Congress names Oommen Chandy as Andhra incharge, Gaurav Gogoi for Bengal
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress on Sunday appointed former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy as General Secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh, replacing Digvijaya Singh, while Gaurav Gogoi is the new in charge of West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar. The changes were made by Congress President Rahul Gandhi and have[Read More…]
Orange passport will be discriminatory: Oommen Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday strongly condemned the proposed move by the Centre to come out with an orange colour passports for those who have not passed their Class 10 examination, calling it discriminatory. “No way this proposal should go forward. This is creating two different types[Read More…]
Congress rejects solar scam report, says Chandy ready to face trial
New Delhi: Congress on Thursday rejected the Solar Judicial Commission probe report which indicted former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and other Congress leaders and said they are ready to face any trial. “We have always said that LDF came to power on completely false and baseless allegations. Mr. Chandy[Read More…]