News Reading Practice #86
(100 Day Challenge)
CPI(M) ULTIMATUM TO ANVAR TO STOP HIS PUBLIC ACCUSATIONS
The Hindu Bureau
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
IUML stance An isolated MLA finds little solace in Congress-led Oppn. with its convener M.M. Hassan stating that the LDF legislator is unwelcome
Combative
Left Democratic Front legislator P.V. Anvar seemed headed down a political cul-de-sac with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]
State secretariat issuing an ultimatum, demanding that he cease airing muckraking accusations lest they provide ammunition to political detractors to assail the government and the party.
Mr. Anvar, who hogged the limelight through his recent pugnacious press conferences targeting Additional Director General
of Police (ADGP), Law and Order, M.R. Ajith Kumar and Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan's political secretary P. Sasi on charges of criminality and corruption,
seemed to have painted
himself into a corner.
Tipping point
The tipping point was Mr. Anvar's press conference in
Malappuram on Saturday, in which he countered Mr. Vijayan's public defence of Mr. Sasi by demanding an inquiry against the
CM's political secretary for alleged gold smuggling.
Party State secretariat feels MLA's charges provide
ammunition to political detractors to assail govt., party
The CPI(M) perceived Mr. Anvar's press conference as an outspoken defiance of Mr. Vijayan, who had hours earlier rejected the LDF legislator's demand for on-the-spot action against Mr. Ajith Kumar and an investigation against Mr. Sasi.
Call recording
Mr. Vijayan also castigated Mr. Anvar for breaking the confidentiality of private telephone conversations by secretly
recording them to rustle
up avoidable controversies that caught the Chief Minister's
Office at its dead
centre.
Mr. Anvar also seemed to have hit a raw nerve by parrying Mr.
Vijayan's observation that the former had a Congress background. Mr. Anvar riposted by noting
that revered CPI (M) leader E.M.S. Namboodiripad was a Congress
person before becoming a communist. The arguably
tart reply drew flak from Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)
national president A.A. Rahim, MP.
However, the seemingly
isolated Mr. Anvar appeared to have found no solace in his earlier backer, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).
UDF convener M.M. Hassan said the Opposition did not want Mr. Anvar in its
fold. "We won't open our doors to an individual who questioned Rahul
Gandhi's DNA," he said.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran dared Mr. Vijayan to expel Mr. Anvar from the CPI(M) parliamentary party. "If it were a Congress legislator attacking the UDF government, I would have shown him the door," he said. However, Mr. Sudhakaran said the Congress would welcome its old ally, the CPI, if the party mended its ways.
However, a district-level Indian Union Muslim League
(IUML) leader, Iqbal Munderi, the party's Nilambur Assembly segment president, held out an olive branch to Mr. Anvar on social media. However, he erased the FB post after IUML national general secretary
P.K. Kunhalikutty denied any such move.
ULTIMATUM:
A final demand or statement of terms, with consequences if not met. (à´…à´¨്à´¤്യശാസനം)
ACCUSATION:
A claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong. (ആരോപണം)
ISOLATED:
Feeling alone or separated from others, often in a political context. (à´’à´±്റപ്à´ªെà´Ÿ്à´Ÿ)
SOLACE:
Comfort or consolation in times of distress or difficulty. (ആശ്à´µാà´¸ം)
LEGISLATOR:
A member of a legislative body responsible for making laws. (à´¨ിയമസà´ാംà´—ം)
UNWELCOME: Not received with pleasure or approval; unwanted. (à´…à´¸്à´µീà´•ാà´°്യമാà´¯, à´…à´¨ാവശ്യമാà´¯)
COMBATIVE:
Eager to fight or argue; aggressive in nature. (വഴക്à´•ാà´³ിà´¯ാà´¯,
à´ªോà´°ാà´³ിà´¯ാà´¯)
HEAD
DOWN: Moving toward a difficult situation or decline. (à´ª്à´°à´¤ിസന്à´§ിà´¯ിà´²ാà´µുà´•)
CUL-DE-SAC:
A situation with no apparent way forward; a dead-end. (à´…à´Ÿà´ž്ഞവഴി,
വഴിà´®ുà´Ÿ്à´Ÿിà´¯ അവസ്à´¥)
AIRING:
Publicly expressing or discussing an opinion or complaint. (പരസ്യമാà´•്à´•ുà´•)
MUCKRAKING:
Investigating and exposing misconduct, often in a sensational manner. (à´ª്à´°à´®ുà´–à´°ുà´Ÿെ രഹസ്യപ്à´°à´µൃà´¤്à´¤ിà´•à´³് à´¤ുറന്à´¨ുà´•ാà´Ÿ്à´Ÿà´²്, à´¸െà´¨്à´¸േഷണല്
പത്à´°à´ª്രവര്à´¤്തനം)
AMMUNITION:
Information or arguments that can be used against someone. (മറ്à´±ൊà´°ാà´³്à´•്à´•െà´¤ിà´°െ
ഉപയോà´—ിà´•്à´•ാà´µുà´¨്à´¨ à´µിവരങ്ങളോ à´µാദങ്ങളോ, à´µെà´Ÿിà´•്à´•ോà´ª്à´ªുà´•à´³്)
DETRACTORS:
People who criticize or speak ill of someone or something. (à´µിമര്ശകര്,
അപവാà´¦ം പറയുà´¨്à´¨ ആള്)
ASSAIL: To attack or criticize someone vigorously. (à´µിമര്à´¶ിà´•്à´•ുà´•, ആക്à´°à´®ിà´•്à´•ുà´•)
HOGGED
THE LIMELIGHT: To take attention away from others. (à´¶്à´°à´¦്ധനേà´Ÿുà´•,
à´¶്à´°à´¦്ധക്à´·à´£ിà´•്à´•ുà´•)
PUGNACIOUS:
Having a strong desire to argue or fight with other people (വഴക്à´•ാà´³ിà´¯ാà´¯,
കലഹപ്à´°ിയനാà´¯)
PAINT ONESELF INTO A CORNER: to get stuck in a difficult situation with no easy way out, often due to one's own actions or decisions. (à´¸്വയം à´ª്à´°à´¶്നത്à´¤ിà´²് à´šാà´Ÿുà´•)
DEFENCE:
A response or justification against accusations or criticisms. (à´ª്à´°à´¤ിà´°ോà´§ം)
SMUGGLING: The illegal movement of goods, typically to avoid law enforcement. (à´•à´³്ളക്à´•à´Ÿà´¤്à´¤്)
OUTSPOKEN
DEFIANCE: Boldly resisting authority or opposing views. (à´¤ുറന്à´¨
à´µെà´²്à´²ുà´µിà´³ി)
ON-THE-SPOT ACTION: Immediate response or intervention in a situation. (à´ªെà´Ÿ്à´Ÿà´¨്à´¨ുà´³്à´³ ഇടപെà´Ÿà´²്)
CASTIGATE:
To criticize or reprimand someone severely. (à´¶ാà´¸ിà´•്à´•ുà´•, à´µിമര്à´¶ിà´•്à´•ുà´•)
CONFIDENTIALITY:
The state of keeping information private or secret. (രഹസ്യമാà´¯ി)
RUSTLE
UP: To gather or prepare something quickly (à´ªെà´Ÿ്à´Ÿà´¨്à´¨്
തയ്à´¯ാà´±ാà´•്à´•ുà´•)
AVOIDABLE:
Capable of being prevented or avoided. (à´’à´´ിà´µാà´•്à´•ാà´µുà´¨്à´¨)
DEAD CENTRE: The most critical or central point of an issue. (à´¨ിà´°്à´£്à´£ായകമാà´¯ി à´ªോà´¯ിà´¨്à´±്, മധ്à´¯à´ാà´—ം)
HIT
A RAW NERVE: To touch on a sensitive subject that provokes a strong emotional
reaction. (à´¸െà´¨്à´¸ിà´±്à´±ീà´µ് ആയ à´µിഷയത്à´¤ിà´²് ഇടപെà´Ÿുà´•-à´¸്പര്à´¶ിà´•്à´•ുà´•)
PARRYING:
Responding to an attack or criticism with a counter-argument or evasive action.
(തടുà´•്à´•ുà´•, à´…à´•à´±്à´±ിà´¨ിà´°്à´¤്à´¤ുà´•)
RIPOSTE:
Make a quick and witty reply, especially in an argument. (തര്à´•്à´•ുà´¤്തരം
പറയുà´•)
NOTING:
Observing or pointing out something significant. (à´¸ൂà´šിà´ª്à´ªിà´š്à´šുà´•ൊà´£്à´Ÿ്)
REVERED:
Regarded with deep respect and admiration. (ബഹുà´®ാà´¨ിà´•്à´•ുà´¨്à´¨,
ആദരിà´•്à´•à´ª്à´ªെà´Ÿുà´¨്à´¨)
ARGUABLY:
It can be supported with reasoning; possibly true. (à´µാദയുà´•്തമാà´¯)
DRAW FLAK: To receive criticism or disapproval. (à´°ൂà´•്à´·à´µിമര്ശനം à´¨േà´°ിà´Ÿുà´•)
SEEMINGLY:
Appearing to be true based on what is observed. (à´ª്à´°à´¤്യക്à´·à´®ാà´¯ി)
BACKER: A supporter or ally, especially in a political context. (à´ªിà´¨്തണയ്à´•്à´•ുà´¨്à´¨ ആള്)
EXPEL:
To force someone to leave an organization or group. (à´ªുറത്à´¤ാà´•്à´•ുà´•)
MEND WAYS: Improve behavior or correct previous mistakes. (à´¸്à´µà´ാà´µം നന്à´¨ാà´•്à´•ുà´•)
STANCE:
A position or attitude toward an issue. (à´¨ിലപാà´Ÿ്)
TO
HOLD OUT AN OLIVE BRANCH: To offer peace or reconciliation. (സമാà´§ാനമോ
à´…à´¨ുà´°à´ž്ജനമോ à´µാà´—്à´¦ാà´¨ം à´šെà´¯്à´¯ുà´•.)
ERASE:
Remove or delete completely. (à´ªൂà´°്à´£്ണമാà´¯ും à´¨ീà´•്à´•ം à´šെà´¯്à´¯ുà´•,
ഇല്à´²ാà´¤ാà´•്à´•ുà´•.)
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