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BJP leader Kummanam Rajasekharan moves SC against Kerala CAA plea

January 18, 2020 7:24 am

Rajasekharan said the Kerala government’s petition “has not explained how the impugned Act is in any way affecting the legal right of the State and its inhabitants”.

BJP's senior organisation man is party's face from Kerala in Modi cabinet

May 30, 2019 7:02 pm

Among the party's other choices for a position in the union cabinet were Kummanam Rajasekharan, former Mizoram governor who lost to Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram. Alphons Kannanthanam, the party's Christian face who was MoS (Tourism) in the last government, and Rajya Sabha MP Suresh Gopi.

Thiruvananthapuram no cake walk for Shashi Tharoor; triangular contest promises a photo-finish

April 22, 2019 10:44 am

Two-time MP Shashi Tharoor of the UDF will try to retain his seat against competition from CPI leader C. Divakaran and BJP's Kummanam Rajasekharan in the Kerala capital

Importance of Thiruvananthapuram in BJP's scheme of things in Kerala

March 13, 2019 9:05 pm

Rajasekharan’s candidature from the Thiruvananthapuram seat as the BJP nominee is almost final. A formal announcement is awaited any day.

Rajasekharan quits as Mizoram Governor, may be BJP’s Thiruvananthapuram choice

March 09, 2019 4:39 am

Rajasekharan’s entry to the poll fray would set the stage for a triangular contest in the seat, where Congress is set to field sitting MP Shashi Tharoor and the LDF has nominated CPI legislator C Divakaran.

'No personal bitterness': Shashi Tharoor on Rajasekharan's likelihood of contesting polls from Kerala

March 08, 2019 10:01 pm

The former Union minister's reaction came hours after Rajasekharan resigned as Mizoram Governor, paving the way for his return to his home state Kerala and likely candidature as the BJP nominee from Thiruvananthapuram.

Rajasekharan resigns as Mizoram Governor, may contest against Shashi Tharoor in Kerala

March 08, 2019 1:31 pm

Rajasekharan's candidature will make the fight in Thiruvananthapuram a strong three-cornered one between the incumbent MP Shashi Tharoor and CPI candidate C Divakaran.

Explained: Why ex-Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan could hold key to BJP's best Lok Sabha chance in Kerala

March 08, 2019 3:10 pm

Despite being actively in the state for over three decades, the BJP has no major ally to boast of, apart from the newly-founded Bharat Dharma Jana Sena, a party floated by the son of an Ezhava community leader.

Kochi Metro asked people to give mascot elephant a name; Internet users suggest 'Kummanam'

December 04, 2017 11:25 am

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated Kochi metro in June this year, many wondered how Kummanam Rajasekharan, Kerala BJP president, accompanied the leaders on the inaugural ride.

Fact checking BJP’s Kummanam Rajasekharan: Was the Malabar rebellion a case of Jihad?

October 12, 2017 3:43 pm

The Malabar rebellion, also known popularly as the Moplah rebellion, was an armed revolt staged by the Mappila Muslims of Kerala against the British authorities and their Hindu allies in 1921.

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