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Will Lotus bloom ? - All eyes to Neyattinkara
07/05/2012 13:54:01

By-poll fever grips Kerala’s Neyyattinkara
VR JAYARAJ | THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Pioneer

Campaigning for the June 2 by-election in Neyyattinkara Assembly constituency in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district has reached a feverish pitch despite the fact that the notification for the by-election will be issued by the Election Commission later this week only.

Unlike in the past elections, Neyyattinkara is witnessing a clear triangular fight this time with the popularity of BJP candidate O Rajagopal, former Union Minister, increasing by the day as the two other main coalitions, the Congress-led ruling UDF and the CPI(M)-led Opposition LDF, have fielded “political turncoats” as their candidates.

The UDF candidate is Marxist renegade R Selvaraj, whose resignation as CPI(M) MLA of Neyyattinkara on March 9 had necessitated the by-election. The LDF, which has made Selvaraj’s “treason” as the main weapon against Selvaraj, has fielded F Lawrence, a former activist of the Kerala Congress (J), which in 2010 merged with UDF ally Kerala Congress (M).

Athiyannoor Sreekumar, BJP candidate in the 2011 election, had polled only 6,730 votes in Neyyattinkara with a 1.5-lakh strong electorate but there are already expectations of a possible victory for Rajagopal in the by-poll in the prevailing situation where the majority community is deeply disillusioned with the main coalitions, especially the UDF.

Expressing confidence that Rajagopal would win the by-election, a BJP poll manager said the electorate’s mood and arithmetic were in his favour. “This by-poll will prove to the Keralites that personal integrity and political commitment are more important than electoral gimmicks It’s a fight between truth and sincerity on one side and hypocrisy and treason on the other,” he said.

The NSS, outfit of Hindu Nairs, has already taken a pledge to teach the UDF a lesson for being biased in favour of the minorities as seen in the case of the allotment of a fifth Cabinet berth to the Muslim League. The BJP hopes that a good percentage of Nair votes, a major force in Neyyattinkara, to go to Rajagopal’s kitty.

In an indirect but open declaration of support to Rajagopal, Vellappally Natesan, general secretary of the SNDP, forum of Hindu Ezhavas, said the other day that nobody should be surprised if the BJP candidate made history in Neyyattinkara by winning the by-poll. Like Nairs, Ezhavas also are a big force in the constituency.

However, independent observers say that it is a bit “greedy” on the part of the BJP to expect victory for its candidate in Neyyattinkara but they agree with the argument that there is a strong chance that Rajagopal emerge as the first runner-up. Even that will be a huge achievement as far as the BJP is concerned, they say.

The LDF, for which the by-poll is a question of prestige, is facing multiple problems in Neyyattinkara. The first hurdle Lawrence faces in the by-poll is the popularity of Selvaraj, an influential leader of the Nadar community, which constitutes almost half the electorate. In Lawrence’s case also, his biggest qualification to be candidate is perhaps his Nadar background.

It was in this situation that a terrible bolt hit the CPI(M) in the form of the ruthless murder of rebel leader TP Chandrasekharan at Onchiyam in Kozhikode on May 4. Though the CPI(M) is trying its level best to prove its “innocence” in the killing, the general belief is against them and the UDF is out to derive maximum mileage out of the situation.

“In the present circumstances, the CPI(M) cannot even think of losing the Neyyattinkara by-poll but it seems that they will have to be prepared for anything if one goes by the indications,” according to a Thiruvananthapuram-based pollster. ”The Chandrasekharan murder is sure to complicate things for them,” he said.

The Neyyattinkara by-election is less crucial as far as the strength of the Government is concerned compared to the March 17 Piravam by-poll. The ruling UDF presently has 72 members in the 140-seat Assembly while the LDF strength is 67 after the departure of Selvaraj. Even if the UDF loses this by-poll it will not affect the continuity of the Government.

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radhakrishnan, new delhi 11/05/2012 00:12:31	By-election in Neyyattinkara By-election in Neyyattinkara Assembly constituency in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram district is an eye opener to all hindus in kerala. This is the time to every hindus to act against the favour done the oooommenchandy governemnt to minority vote bank. vote for your own candidate and help him to win this election. it is an eye opener to the hindus in kerala. Vantemataram.
APK Nair, Mumbai 09/05/2012 21:38:08	Why media is against BJP For the benefit of readers, reproducing below the crux of an email received by me few years back, which explains why media is either on LDF or UDF side. Many must have come across this mail; however brought in for the benefit of those who didn’t. TIMES OF INDIA Group is owned by Bennet & Coleman. 'World Christian Council' does 80 percent of the Funding, and an Englishman and an Italian equally share the balance 20 percent. The Italian, Robertio Mindo, is a close relative of Sonia Gandhi. Star TV is run by an Australian, who is supported by St. Peters Pontifical Church Melbourne. Hindustan Times is owned by Birla Group, but hands have changed since Shobana Bhartiya took over. Presently it is working in Collaboration with the Times Group. The Hindu, English daily, started over 125 years ago,has been recently taken over by Joshua Society, Berne, Switzerland. N. Ram's wife is a Swiss national. Indian Express: Divided into two groups. The Indian Express and New Indian Express (Southern edition). ACTS Christian Ministries have major stake in the Indian Express and latter is still with the Indian counterpart. Eeenadu: Tilldate, stillcontrolled by an Indian named Ramoji Rao. Ramoji Rao is connected with film industry and owns a huge studio in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Jyothi:The Muslim party of Hyderabad known as MIM, along with a Congress Minister, has purchased this Telugu daily very recently. The Statesman: It is controlled by Communist Party of India. Kairali TV: It is controlled by Communist Party of India (Marxist) Mathrubhoomi:Leaders of Muslim League and Communist leaders have major investment. Asian Age and Deccan Chronicle:Is owned by a Saudi Arabian Company, with its chief Editor, M.J. Akbar. Sun & Surya TV - everyone knows, is owned by the most-corrupt partner of Congress, the DMK. Asianet is owned by whom is known to entire Keralities. Let us not talk about the Achayan Manorama.
skg 09/05/2012 07:37:26	BJP should seek Nair and Ezhavas support BJP should aggressively seek the help and votes of Nair and Ezhavas. This is the only way to keep Khangress and Commies out of the power. Wondering what made these Nairs vote for Khangress. Hindu disunity is a serious problem threatening Hindu community.
Suresh 09/05/2012 00:38:04	Vote to Rajettan Dear all, This election is very much important for Hindus than BJP. If BJP loose the seat also not much difference for BJP, But if Rajettan win this election, that leads to the awakeing of Hinduism in Kerala. So it is the duty of each and every Hindus to work hard for Rajettan's victory. Otherwise we can live as slave in Kerala(Slave of Christian Congress, Slaves of Chinese Communist, Slave of Pakistani Muslim Leage, Slave of Vatican Mani Catholics Congress) We all knows Kerala Hindus beleive media than anything. All the medias of Kerala support UDF and LDF because they have fake currency and black money. So BJP workers should be vigilent in each and every day. And BJP should plan daily activities to canvas the voters. It not easy to get vote from 6000 to 70,000. So hard, sincere and dedicate work is required. Be aware of medias. ABVP have to come out agaist Shelvaraj, because he is the killer of ABVP leader. He was number one Gunda when he studying time. LDF candidate is christian missionery worker, to get party(CPIM) support to convert hindus to christianity, he joined CPIM from his previous kerala catholics party (Kerala Congress). So Hindus should be vigilent. Hope Hindus will use their vote wisely. All the best for Rajettan.
PP Vijaykumar, Vasai, Maharashtra 08/05/2012 01:01:12	Neyyantikara by-election Neyyanttinkara by-election is a wake-up call for the real secularists. Teach the pseudo-secularists a lesson by sending O. Rajagopal to the state assembly. Let both the Fronts understand that minority appeasement will not work any more. I am not a fan of BJP but Rajagopal's victory is the need of the hour, especially after the 'fifth minister' episode. If secularism survived in Kerala till today, the credit should go to the majority community because they never voted on communal basis. They blindly trusted and voted for the communist and congress parties assuming they will treat the people of Kerala equally irrespective of their religion. However, these parties let us down badly. Is it the duty of majority community alone to safeguard secularism? The answer is in the hands of voters of Neyyantikara. Voters of Neyyantinkara, please lead the rest of Kerala.
PP Vijaykumar 08/05/2012 00:37:31	Neyyantikara by-election Neyyanttinkara by-election is a wake-up call for the real secularists. Teach the pseudo-secularists a lesson by sending O. Rajagopal to the state assembly. Let both the Fronts understand that minority appeasement will not work any more. I am not a fan of BJP but Rajagopal's victory is the need of the hour, especially after the 'fifth minister' episode. If secularism survived in Kerala till today, the credit should go to the majority community because they never voted on communal basis. They blindly trusted and voted for the communist and congress parties assuming they will treat the people of Kerala equally irrespective of their religion. However, these parties let us down badly. Is it the duty of majority community alone to safeguard secularism? The answer is in the hands of voters of Neyyantikara. Voters of Neyyantinkara, please lead the rest of Kerala.
Kumaran 08/05/2012 00:32:57	Sure Win Rajettan is surely going to win in this election. We all pray and work for his win with a comfortable margin. All the Best Rajettan.
APK Nair, Mumbai 07/05/2012 21:41:25	Yes LOTUS will certainly bloom in Kerala this time Yes, Lotus will certainly bloom in Neyyattinkara this time. At Nemam, Shri O. Rajagopal could take BJP from 5000 to 43000. So, that number speaks for the difference in volumes. The present 6730 at Neyyattinkara will now be 49000 with LDF scoring about 42000 and UDF only 37000. The last time's number of votes scored by Sreekumar will certainly be the victory margin of Shri O. Rajagopal.