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Pinarayi Vijayan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Pinarayi Vijayan
Pinarayi Vijayan is the Chief Minister of Kerala since May 2016. He also holds the portfolio of Home Affairs in the state government. He has been a Member of the Politburo of Communist Party of India (Marxist) {CPI(M)} since March 2002.
Pinarayi Vijayan stepped into politics as a student union leader and has been with the CPI(M) since 1964. Vijayan was the Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) from September 1998 to February 2015. He was the Minister of Electricity from May 1996 to October 1998 and the Minister of Co-operatives from May 1996 to October 1998 in the Kerala government.
He was elected from the Dharmadom Assembly constituency of Kerala in 2016. He won elections from the Payyannur Assembly constituency in 1996 and from the Koothuparamba Assembly constituency in 1991, 1977 and 1970.
Vijayan has been referred to as "Trump in a dhoti" or "Modi in a moustache" by several quarters due to his style of functioning. He dealt with several issues as a CM in the past few years -- Cyclone Ockhi, the Nipah virus outbreak, the massive floods in 2018 and the Sabarimala conundrum.
He has been critical of the Modi government and believes that the Bharatiya Janata Party will face a serious setback in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. While he ruled out a tie-up with Congress for the 2019 polls, he said that the BJP coming to power again would "destroy the country". He has also said that he doubts the grand old party's resolve to fight communalism
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Kerala CM rejects allegations of not supporting Nissan's digital hub
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Nissan is satisfied with his government's policies for the Global Digital Hub| July 21, 2019, Sunday -
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan blasts at IPS officer for raiding CPM office
A police team, led by Chaitra, had come tracing some leaders of DYFI, the youth wing of CPI(M), who were reportedly involved in ...| January 28, 2019, Monday -
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's journey from CPM stalwart to popular leader
Despite violent protests by Hindu groups, the Kerala CM ensured that women of menstrual age entered the Sabarimala temple| January 27, 2019, Sunday -
Kerala CM Vijayan to highlight govt programmes in TV show
The 22-minute show 'Naam Munnottu', is expected to be aired on multiple channels including, public broadcaster Doordarshan| November 04, 2017, Saturday -
Practice yoga with secular mindset, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Yoga should be seen as a set of exercises that can be practised by anyone, says Vijayan| June 21, 2017, Wednesday -
Cooperatives became collateral damage in note ban: Pinarayi Vijayan
It extends easy loans to poor people and farmers but they are facing trouble now after the note ban| January 10, 2017, Tuesday -
Shine Jacob: Will Pinarayi Vijayan emerge unscathed this time?
The chief minister's trusted lieutenant and Industries Minister EP Jayarajan was forced to quit over allegations of nepotism. ...| October 22, 2016, Saturday -
Pinarayi Vijayan urges Centre to rescue Indians stranded in Riyadh
The Kerela CM wrote a letter to Sushma Swaraj, and said that stranded Indians were living in labour camps| September 21, 2016, Wednesday -
Be vigilant against terror and communal forces: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Vijayan also said his two-month old government would be increasing the welfare fund for non-resident Keralites to Rs 10 crore| August 15, 2016, Monday -
UDF will disintegrate: Pinarayi Vijayan
It was the first time Kerela CM briefed the media after the weekly Cabinet meeting after being sworn in on May 25| August 10, 2016, Wednesday
