India Today Malayalam Magazine - April 16, 2014

In this issue

Highlights of India Today Malayalam issue dated April 16th, 2014. The issue gives the first exclusive interview of the central person in solar controversy Saritha Nair after she got bail on Feb 21, 2014. In the interview, she admitted for the first time that she had good rapport with union minister of state for civil aviation K C Venugopal, former minister of Kerala for forest KB Ganesh Kumar and many other leaders. She sticks to her earlier allegation that Congress MP, A P AbdullaKutty invited her to a hotel room in Thiruvanthapuram to discuss about a project and raped her. She also alleged that the Chief Whip of Kerala assembly P C George was responsible for her present plight. She also alleged that the opposition party CPM was offered her 10 crore rupees to talk against Kerala CM Ommen Chandy. In another story related with Kerala CM Ommen Chandy, it examines how Chandy and his aides in the government and party attacked judiciary in various cases when judiciary talked against him. The issue also deals with the infamous Sooryanelli rape case verdict, which gives justice to the victim, and examines the change in attitude of the judiciary and society in rape cases. The big story about Gujarat model explores the viability of this model in whole India. In the election package, a story on congress president Sonia Gandhi and her daughter Priyanka Gandhi who join hands with Rahul Gandhi to rescue the party. The battle ground stories looks at the crucial realities in the national capital territory Delhi and caste ridden Bihar. Kerala is going to poll this week. The issue gives the final atmosphere in the state. In star constituencies, Ernakulam and Kollam, ITM gives an analytical piece on the situation of these constituencies. Another interesting story is the alignment of Congress, Muslim League and BJP agianst CPM in 1991 Loksabha and niyamasabha elections. The new revelation is this Co-le-b union was formed by the consent of Central leadership of these three parties. Cine bits has an exclusive interview with film star and son of Mammooty, Dulkher Salman.