Kerala
The Left’s position on Ponnani
"The controversy surrounding the Ponnani constituency in north Kerala has been enlivening the election scene in Kerala for the last two weeks. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has never won this Parliament constituency since 1978. In this context, it is but natural that the well-wishers of the LDF wonder about the reasons behind the present controversy. The issue in Ponnani, as far as the CPI (M) is concerned, is not limited to winning a seat. It is a part of the Party’s strategy that seeks to fundamentally change the balance of political forces in Kerala.",writes CPI(M) Central Committee member T.M.Thomas Issac.
Remembering EMS
Today we remember one of India's greatest revolutionaries and Marxist theorists, Com. Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad, or EMS for short. He passed away on 19 March, 1998 leaving behind him an illustrious legacy of revolutionary commitment and action combined with deep theoretical understanding of Marxism. His writings have been essential readings for generations of communists in India and elsewhere. On this occasion, we reproduce an article Com. EMS wrote some months before his death on the why it is important for the left to build a political platform to oppose the parties of the big bourgeoisie.
Those interested in knowing more about his life and work can read V K Ramachandran's good and succint article written immediately after his death.
Mini Stimulus Package: Barking Up The Wrong Tree
"If within the severely restricted limited powers of the state governments this is possible, then surely, the central government could have employed a similar pro-people strategy. This is where the class difference lies. While the priorities of the ruling classes is to protect their interests first by putting profits before people, the priority of the CPI(M) and the Left is to put the interests of the people above everything else." says a People's Democracy editorial.
SNC Lavalin Controversy : A High Voltage Slander Campaign
The media is abuzz with purported CBI inquiry on the SNC Lavalin Contract issue. MA Baby, central committee member of the CPI(M) gives a backgrounder on the entire issue.(This was written at a time when UDF was in power,in Kerala,and attempts were made to implicate CPI(M) leaders through a vigilance inquiry.The vigilance report which came later,had exonerated CPI(M) leaders of any wrongdoing.)
SNC Lavalin Controversy : A High Voltage Slander Campaign
The media is abuzz with purported CBI inquiry on the SNC Lavalin Contract issue. MA Baby, central committee member of the CPI(M) gives a backgrounder on the entire issue.(This was written at a time when UDF was in power,in Kerala,and attempts were made to implicate CPI(M) leaders through a vigilance inquiry.The vigilance report which came later,had exonerated CPI(M) leaders of any wrongdoing.)
“Socialism constitutes the only hope for overcoming human misery” — Interview with Prabhat Patnaik
But what the [financial] crisis [in the world's capital markets] does is to undermine the ideology of neo-liberalism which gives the Left a chance to intensify its struggle against neo-liberalism. And in so far as the recession that is arising will hurt not just the workers and peasants but even sections of the middle classes which have hitherto been beneficiaries of neo-liberalism, the soil for this struggle will be more fertile now. So, the short answer to this question is that the Indian policy-makers left to themselves will not change course, but we have to make them change course. Eminent economist Prabhat Patnaik replies exclusively to a set of interview questions from Pragoti's Editorial Team. Prabhat Patnaik is a leading Marxist economist, and is a professor at Centre for Economic Studies and Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is also the vice-chairman of the Planning Board in the state of Kerala.
Kerala and alternative energy resources
Kerala has to have a plan to generate power through alternative means, prominent jurist V.R.Krishna Iyer writes in The Hindu. Article, courtesy, The Hindu.
CPI(M) will fight atrocities against Dalits, says Karat
It is now prioritising mobilisation of Dalits for this fight.
Courtesy: The Hindu for story and image.
Text book controversy in Kerala : School teacher beaten to death by Youth League goons
The controversy and agitations around the social science text book of 7th standard took a bloody turn today,after Youth League(the Youth wing of IUML(Indian Union Muslim League) which is part of the opposition alliance) goons had beaten a school teacher to death.
Tolerance under attack
Recent events have provided an opportunity for a critical examination of the objectives of school education in Kerala. C. Gouridasan Nair writes in The Hindu on the recent controversy over a Class VII textbook.
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