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Kerala local body polls 2025: Catholic Church says will support candidates who address people’s issues

Published - December 09, 2025 10:30 am IST - IDUKKI Idukki diocese under the Syro-Malabar Church taking out a protest march against the rising wild animal attacks in the district. | Photo Credit: File photo As the election campaign heats up, the Syro-Malabar Church’s Idukki and Kothamangalam dioceses have emerged as influential voices, urging candidates to address the pressing concerns of the farming community. Over the past five years, both the dioceses have actively staged protests on issues ranging from human-animal conflicts to buffer zone disputes.

Kerala local body polls 2025: Catholic Church says will support candidates who address people’s issues

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Key Highlights

  • While the Idukki diocese openly supported Left Democratic Front-backed Independent candidate Joice George in the 2014 parliamentary election, it maintained a neutral stance in the subsequent polls, focussing instead on people-centric issues.
  • Idukki diocese media commission director Fr.
  • Jins Karakkatt says the Church is impartial towards political fronts in the State.
  • “Currently, the political landscape in the State is witnessing various controversies.
  • The media often fail to address the real issues affecting people.
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