Vladimir Lenin

CPM unveils Lenin's 12-foot-tall statue at Tirunelveli office months after two of his structures were pulled down in Tripura

CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury unveiled the fibre-glass statue placed on a seven-foot-tall pedestal amid slogans praising the party and Russian revolution.

Talks should 'not be about name but work', says AAP leader Atishi on row over dropping surname Marlena ahead of Lok Sabha polls

She had been named Marlena apparently after Communist thinkers Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin.

Mexican fans turn the sombre streets of Moscow into a carnival with Dia de Muertos-themed parade

Mexican fans attempted to throw a Dia de Muertos-themed parade near the Red Square in Moscow, but were thwarted by the Communist Party of Russia, who objected to the use of skulls and other such imagery.

CPM vows to move Tripura HC over demolition of 'illegal' offices, accuses BJP government of political vendetta

The CPM's Tripura chapter will move the high court against the drive to demolish offices of political parties built on government or forest land initiated by the newly-elected ruling dispensation, party leader Jitendra Choudhury told Firstpost.

Name plate engraved with Syama Prasad Mukherjee's name defaced in Kolkata; Ambedkar statue vandalised in Uttar Pradesh

In a fresh incident of statue vandalism, black ink was smeared on a name plate engraved with Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee's name at Presidency University campus in Kolkata on Monday

Vladimir Lenin statues pulled down in Tripura: History is unforgiving, especially to those who wish to control it

When BJP won a convincing victory over the Communists who controlled Tripura, the celebrations led to immediate bulldozing of two statues of Vladimir Lenin.

Two BJP activists detained for attempting to damage Vladimir Lenin statue in Kolkata

A clash broke out between two groups belonging to CPM and RSS-backed organisations over attempts to damage a statue of Vladimir Lenin in Jadavpur

Tripura win: Bulldozing Lenin statues no method to end Communist legacy; BJP mandate is for change, not violence

By exploiting a decisive public mandate to bulldoze a statue, the BJP has only made a complete mockery of the very ethos of electoral democracy.

Lenin statues razed in Tripura: Liberals must unite against ideology of vandalism and revenge, India's image at stake

Ponder the real lesson of the Tripura election: The sun always sets on every empire. What is saffron in the morning, always turns red or some other colour. So, beware. The arc of history spares nobody.

Statue politics: Narendra Modi's swift reaction praiseworthy, PM won't let BJP hooligans spoil his minority outreach

The alacrity with which Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to instances of vandalism in parts of the country by BJP workers and retaliatory action by political rivals and groups is noteworthy.