VS Achutanandan News

VS Achutanandan said the rains were a sign of "good tidings" to come.

Tamil Nadu and Kerala goes to polls on Monday that will decide the fate of Chief Ministers Jayalalithaa and Oommen Chandy and their arch rivals and nonagenarians M Karunanidhi and VS Achutanandan in their respective states which will witness multi-cornered contests.

A three-day crucial meeting of the CPI(M) began here today to discuss various poll strategies, including whether or not to field Marxist veteran V S Achutanandan in the May 16 assembly elections in Kerala.

With concerns over water level in Mullaperiyar dam nearly touching the permissible limit of 142 feet, the Kerala government on Tuesday expressed anxiety over Tamil Nadu's "indifferent" attitude and said the state would be taking legal options.