Telangana Peasants Armed Struggle as inspiring mass movement against feudal oppression, says former health minister of Kerala KK Shailaja
The Hindu
K. K. Shailaja promotes communist ideology, criticizes BJP, and highlights Kerala's achievements in health and education.
Terming the historic Telangana Peasants Armed Struggle, spearheaded by the Communists against the feudal landlords in late 1940s, as an inspiring mass movement against feudal oppression, CPI (M) Central Committee member and former minister for Health of Kerala K. K. Shailaja called upon people in Telangana to strengthen the hands of the CPI (M) to promote egalitarian society.
“The need of the hour is to strengthen communist ideology to save the secular and democratic fabric of the country from the threat posed by the BJP’s divisive agenda and politics of polarization,” she said.
She was speaking after inaugurating the new office building of the CPI (M)’s Khanapuram Haveli area committee (Comrade Sattenapalli Ramakrishna Bhavan) in Telangana’s Khammam town on Sunday evening.
The inaugural event coincided with the 39th death anniversary of Puchalapalli Sundarayya, the doyen of Marxist movement. CPI (M) State secretary Tammineni Veerabhadram was the chief guest of the inaugural ceremony.
Ms Shailaja was offered a rousing welcome by red volunteers on her arrival in Khammam. Braving drizzle, red volunteers took out a huge procession as a prelude to the inauguration of the new office building in the Fort town, considered the traditional stronghold of the Left parties.
Later, addressing a public meeting she alleged that the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre denied Kerala its due share from the Central pool.
She accused Mr. Modi of resorting to false narratives against the INDIA bloc and making communal speeches during the ongoing Lok Sabha election campaign in the country.
![](/newspic/picid-1269750-20240610171750.jpg)
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
![](/newspic/picid-1269750-20240610165159.jpg)
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
![](/newspic/picid-1269750-20240610163823.jpg)
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”