Kasaragod, Apr 5: Kasaragod has earned a distinct name in the electoral scenario in Kerala, as the Assembly segment has been witnessing one-to-one fight between the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and the Bharathiya Janatha Party (BJP) with the former winning the last nine elections in a row since 1977.
The Left party opted to support the Indian National League (INL) in recent past.
The IUML this time has fielded sitting MLA N.A. Nellikkunnu who had defeated BJP's Jayalakshmi N. Bhat with a convincing 9,738 votes margin in the 2011 polls.
Mr. Nellikkunnu, enjoying seemingly good rapport in the social and political strata, has already begun the campaign, as his party nominated him shortly after the election process began in the State.
The choice of Hindu Aikya Vedi's State vice-president Raveesha Thantri, 49, a native of Kundar, as BJP nominee has surprised local party leaderships.
The BJP leaders reportedly questioned the logic behind fielding Thantri, an unknown face among the workers and party leaders, when in the past the BJP had fielded known faces in the segment.
Raveesha is the thantri (chief priest) for 63 temples in Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod, and is a patron of district temple protection committee. The RSS leadership hope that he would have good stead in the elections.
After having initial confusion over the party nominee, the INL has zeroed in on A.A. Ameen, 60, a native of Ochira and the party's central secretariat member and Kollam district president.
The candidature of Ameen, the founding treasurer of the INL, was declared on Saturday.
The UDF is ruling in Kasargod municipality, Chengala, Kumbadaje, and Mogral Puttur panchayats; the BJP in Madhur, Bellur, and Karaduka panchayats.
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#4 - Raju ;
You should also follow up on activities of the Sangh Parivar Thugs who set bad example of other Hindus. Lynching, Rioting, Spying, Moral policing, hate mongering, Illegal Photoshop etc.. are things that Sanghis are busy with everyday.
We don't say \My God is Greater than Yours\" -Instead , we just say -
\"There is only ONE God \".. \"There is No God/Deities except Allah, He only deserves worship \"
This fighting about \"My God greater than yours .. \" it happens between the Gods you believe. Gods take revenge over other Gods, read your books..! First solve the issue between these Mythical Gods in your books and then we can think of framing a law with it."
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