TN: ‘Youth…Come Forward to Break the Chains of Caste Discrimination’

IN Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, amidst heavy rains, two important events took place on November 19. One is the unveiling of a bronze statue of Karl Marx and the other is the massive convention demanding a separate legislation to curb honour crimes.When the district committee took the decision of erecting a statue of Karl Marx, it came up with the novel idea of collecting brass vessels from the Party members and their families and create funds from their sale.

TRIPURA: Organisational Conferences Vow to Fight Back Terror Regime

THE grave terror situation in BJP-ruled Tripura has by this time attracted the attention of the entire country. Democratic rights of common people are denied and trampled down; any dissenting voice is muted by rude force. Media persons, intellectuals and even doctors, engineers and officers – all are under wrath of the ruling party miscreants. In a word, Indian constitution is just not in operation in this tiny state of Tripura. CPI(M), being the prime opposition force has to bear the brunt of the attack most. Hundreds of Party offices have been gutted, bulldozed or severely ransacked.

Historic Farmers’ Struggle Wins Over Corporate Communalism

IT was an epic first victory of the one year long historic struggle of the farmers of India over corporate communalism, as represented by the Modi-Shah-led BJP-RSS central government and its alliance with foreign and domestic corporates, represented by the two ace crony corporates Ambani and Adani. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationally televised address to the country on November 19, 2021 to coincide with the Guru Nanak Jayanti, agreeing to repeal all the three hated farm laws was a stinging defeat for all of them.

General Council of CITU: Get Ready for the Two Days Countrywide General Strike!

THE first meeting of CITU general council concluded with a clarion call to the working class of India to get ready for the two days’ country wide general strike called by the joint platform of trade unions from the national convention held in the national capital Delhi on November 11, 2021. The national convention decided that the general strike will be held during the budget session of parliament. The exact dates will be announced soon.The CITU general council, which was originally scheduled to be held in Kolkata from May 30, 2020, had to be deferred due to the countrywide lockdown.

AP: Manikonda Suryavathi, a Great Patriot: Brinda Karat

REAL nationalism and patriotism can be understood by learning about great patriots like Suryavathi and not from the preachings of the RSS and the BJP, said CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat at the birth centenary celebrations of CPI(M) leader Comrade Manikonda Suryavathi, organised in Vijayawada on November 16.“Suryavathi had worked for the poor rural women. She had fought against the feudal forces. She did not look at caste or religion during her struggle as she considered that real patriotism and nationalism was in mobilising women, peasants, workers and the toiling masses.

TN: Kadar Tribals Get House Pattas in Ancestral Tiger Sanctuary

FOR the first time in the history of Tamil Nadu, tribes of Kadar community have legally reclaimed their ancestral land in Anamalai Tiger Sanctuary in Coimbatore district. The three-year struggle of the tribes has borne fruit with the intervention of CPI(M).In 2019, the houses of 23 Kadar families living in Kallaar were razed to the ground.

Delhi: Tripura Solidarity Day Observed

The Delhi state committee of DYFI, on November 16, held a dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in solidarity with the people of Tripura and to protest against the continuous attacks on minorities and Left activists by the BJP and RSS. They DYFI flagged off a country-wide protest campaign starting from Delhi.

Tripura: CPI(M) Protests Police Inaction

THE CPI(M) staged a protest in front of the Tripura Police headquarters on November 15, demanding the arrest of BJP-backed miscreants. Party state secretary Jitendra Chowdhury sharply criticised the role of some high-ranking officers, including the director general of police. He made it clear that in the last three-and-a-half years, democracy has been undermined by the incompetence and callousness of the state government and some high-ranking officers of the police department. The rule of law is completely doomed.

Telangana: Memorial Stupas in Memory of Comrades Kunja Bojji and Sunnam Rajaiah

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat unveiled the memorial stupas erected for Comrades Kunja Bojji and Sunnam Rajaiah, ex-MLAs of CPI(M) who lost their lives to coronavirus last year. Both the leaders were outstanding and dedicated party leaders of the agency areas and worked for the welfare of tribals and other peoples in both the Telugu states, she said. Speaking at the memorial meeting on November 11, Brinda Karat said that the real tribute to the leaders would be for everyone to walk in the path laid by them.

Tamil Nadu State Level Convention against LIC IPO

THE Tamil Nadu State Special Convention against LIC IPO was held on November 14 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru who was instrumental in the creation of the public sector which acted as a backbone of the development of economy in India. The convention was conducted by the South Zone Insurance Employees’ Federation involving the eight divisional units of Life Insurance and three regional units of General Insurance in Tamil Nadu.G Meenakshisundaram, Madurai division president of Insurance Corporation Employees’ Union (ICEU), hoisted the flag of the organisation.

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