Pinarayi Vijayan

Pinarayi Vijayan: The McMarxist From Malabar

Ullekh NP

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala, a communist feared as well as admired, is a market-friendly pragmatist in power

Kerala: Red With a Dash of Saffron

Shahina KK

The UDF has suffered a humiliating setback after a no-holds-barred campaign in which it was seen as aligning with communalists of all hues

Pinarayi Vijayan: The Politician Who Does Not Smile

Shahina KK

In the run-up to the Assembly elections, will Pinarayi Vijayan’s ‘tough guy’ image be tough enough to outshine VS Achuthanandan’s charm

Sitaram Yechury: The Secretary is Elsewhere

Ullekh NP

Sitaram Yechury incurs the displeasure of party leaders who want action, not talk, as the new chief goes ahead with plans to hold a plenum in November, just months ahead of crucial polls in Kerala where it is battling against heavy odds to wrest power from the Congress and in West Bengal where it is struggling to retain its second position