Thomas Isaac

Member, Central Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist)

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

Home Minister Amit Shah must be made accountable for the violence at Jantar Mantar: Not just for authorised use of pellet guns and random violence of police but also for agentprovocateur criminal infiltration and the stone laden truck under police custody sneaked into the site.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

After Kisan struggle Modi could manage a majority in parliament by widespread electoral fraud. So full arrogance of power, he is repeating the same mistakes, in dealing with GenZ agitation. There is going to be a political fallout far more reaching than any previous agitation.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

While BJP has been busy trying to buy two third majority in the parliament to constitutionally throttle Indian democracy,the youth of India has stunned the fascistic regime with nation wide protest. What inspiring pictures. No fear. No surrender. Salute to young India.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

Termination of more than 1000 employees of two IT firms in Kerala has brought travails of new AI era shockingly home. Why advance of human ingenuity has to make our lives more precarious?We have reached a stage when the social collective and not market should manage technology.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

As a participant in the sanitation drive as a volunteer in Thiruvananthapuram city during 2011- 2016, I am aghast at the mess that BJP Council has made it. The system has become nonfunctional.Garbage piles up at collection points. Drains are choked with garbage. It is a shame.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

Vizhinjam port is built and run on a PPP agreement between GoK’s VISL and Adani’s AVIPPL. Adani that invests hardly 30% (₹2449cr)of the total,takes all profits for 30 years. Now Adani has transferred 49% of shares AVIPPL,without permission of GOK,for ₹13000 cr.This is piracy.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

One by one, BJP that had hardly any representation in universities in Kerala,is today gaining or even capturing them, with agency of governor.The latest in the series has been the appointment of Sanghi teacher as the temporary VC of Kerala Agri University.And UDF doesn’t protest.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

PM Modi finally has what he always wanted - dismantle the employment guarantee program.The states 40% share in the VB- GRAMG is unaffordable burden on states exchequers so much so that program will inevitably be pruned. Even BJP ruled states question VB- GRAMG financial burden.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

With detention of a BJP councillor under KAAPA for goonda activities,BJP loses majority in corporation council in Thiruvananthapuram. Within a period of an year,BJP victory that was feted by PM Modi himself,has become a disgrace for misgovernance and administrative paralysis.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

UDF government has opened up the market reserved for Horti-Wine of farmers to low alcoholic beverages of corporate distilleries.The new budget has fixed tax rates for the generic category of low alcoholic beverage, an act which LDF had explicitly refused .It smells corruption.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

Red Salute Com. Sujan Chakraborty, CPI(M) Central Committee Member. Leading from the front! No police violence shall deter us from defending the poor and minorities from BJP bulldozers.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

After NEET and CBSE exams fiascos, now it is the turn of university entrance exams (CUET-UG).Not only rampant corruption but also chaos in administration have undermined the test systems,risking the future of India’s educated youth. The BJP union government is in the dock.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

A service contract based payment of ₹1.7 crores,following due process,is made into a major case of corruption by ED because its owner happens to be daughter of Pinarayi Vijayan.Meanwhile two leaders who admitted to accepting large unrecorded amount are feted as UDF ministers.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

BJP knows that it has no political space in Kerala unless CPIM is undermined. That is the politics of ED raid on the residence of Pinarayi Vijayan today,with connivance of Congress. It has galvanised the entire CPIM into protest action overcoming the trauma of electoral set back.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

In a state that fails to gainfully employ majority of working age population and assure basic needs to everyone,particularly women,what is the point of giving financial incentive to have more children. Andhra fertility policy is stupid. Get the development priorities correct.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

Overwhelming opinion among policymakers is that ₹ must be allowed to depreciate to find its true value. In today’s increasingly bilateral global economy how much would it impact exports? How is it going to impact inelastic import demand and CAD? We are drifting into trouble.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

PM admits that energy security of the country is broken. Surely,nation will rally for energy conservation. But answer one point: Why did you fail the nation to fill the full capacity for oil reserves by 35%? How come you forgot about underground reserve tankers of cooking gas?

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

When the import duty on gold is being raised from 6% to 15%, to conserve foreign exchange, Union Finance Minister must answer one question: Why did you reduce the import duty on gold from 15% to 6% in the Union budget of 2024-25 in the first place?

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

Modi appeals to citizens to revive COVID life style of working from home. We all know it’s disastrous impact on economic growth. Now his foreign policy blunder is going to create another dip in economy.When Modi pitches for natural farming,remember the Sri Lanka experience.

[Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac]

Though BJP won 3 assembly seats in Keralam,vote share of NDA is only 14.2%,lower than the 19.24% vote share of the 2024 Parliament election and 16% of the local government election held few months back. Though in the opposition, the Left shall  give no quarter to BJP in Keralam.