Though programme banner carried the images of Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V.V. Rajesh, who was supposed to inaugurate the event, Mayor and Corporation distanced themselves from it
Satheesan says neither CPI(M), which was in power earlier, nor BJP had found fault with Kelkar’s service as Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala)
G. Bhanu Prakash Reddy faulted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay for remaining silent over Udhayanidhi’s remarks in the Assembly
The government on Tuesday appointed him to the post and it drew severe criticism, even from TVK allies