Metro Man E Sreedharan quits politics
Sreedharan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before the Kerala polls in February.
Dec 16, 2021, 20:31 PM IST
Kerala: 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan who recently joined BJP cast his vote
'Metro Man' E Sreedharan cast his vote at a polling station in Ponnani, Kerala on 6 April. He was seen standing in a queue waiting for his turn. Sreedharan is a BJP candidate from Palakkad.
Apr 06, 2021, 11:32 AM IST
Kerala Assembly elections: CM Pinarayi Vijayan files nomination papers, 'Metro Man' Sreedharan launches poll campaign for BJP
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is contesting the April 6 Assembly polls in the state from Dharmadam constituency here, filed his nomination papers on Monday (March 15) morning.
Mar 15, 2021, 12:55 PM IST
Kerala Assembly Elections 2021: BJP releases list of 112 candidates, 'metroman' E Sreedharan to contest from Palakkad
The party will contest a total of 115 seats in the 140-seat assembly, said BJP national general secretary Arun Singh The remaining 25 seats have been left for the allies.
Mar 14, 2021, 17:46 PM IST
Kerala BJP president clarifies: E. Sreedharan capable of being CM, but not finalized yet
After reports of 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan being declared the BJP's CM candidate ahead of the Assembly elections in Kerala, the bet has again turned around. In fact, Kerala BJP president K Surendran said that E Sreedharan is capable of becoming CM, but he is yet to be declared the last candidate.
Mar 04, 2021, 16:56 PM IST
Kerala: 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan to be the Chief Ministerial candidate of BJP
The BJP on Thursday announced 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan as the chief minister for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections. The 88-year-old joined the BJP last week.
Mar 04, 2021, 15:34 PM IST
Kerala Assembly Elections 2021: BJP forms state election committee, includes 'Metroman' E Sreedharan
Besides Surendran and Sreedharan, union minister V Muraleedharan, BJP national vice president A P Abdullakutty, former state presidents Kummanam Rajasekharan, O Rajagopal MLA, C K Padmanabhan and P K Krishnadas are the prominent members of the committee.
Mar 03, 2021, 22:02 PM IST
Kerala drifting towards debt trap, says E Sreedharan, rues plight of state under present government
'Metro man' E Sreedharan said that he is open to assume the role of the chief minister but added that the party will decide on it. He also recalled his time working with Narendra Modi when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Mar 01, 2021, 17:50 PM IST
Revealed: 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan's real reason behind joining BJP
Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is credited with changing the face of public transport in India with his leadership in building the Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro. Later he helmed several other metro projects in key cities thus earning himself the moniker 'Metro man'.
Feb 28, 2021, 22:05 PM IST
E Sreedharan's impact likely to be 'minimal', BJP not serious contender in Kerala: Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor said it would be very difficult for the BJP to improve upon its performance of winning one seat in the 2016 assembly polls. The Congress MP said that he was surprised at the announcement that Sreedharan was going to enter the political fray and join the BJP.
Feb 21, 2021, 18:22 PM IST
'Metro Man' E Sreedharan backs PM Modi, says ‘it is now a fashion to oppose whatever BJP does’
Sreedharan said that he has known Prime Minister Narendra Modi for several years. When Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he had worked on various projects in the state. "I know him (Modi) from very close quarters. He is very upright, corruption-free, committed, very passionate about the country's interests, very hardworking and very forward-looking," he added.
Feb 19, 2021, 21:09 PM IST
'Metro Man' E Sreedharan to join BJP during Vijaya Yathra in Kerala on February 21
E Sreedharan, also dubbed as the 'Metro man' will joining the BJP just months ahead of the state assembly polls in Kerala. The 88-year-old is likely to contest the Kerala election, which is likely to be held in May. Sreedharan retired as chief of the Delhi Metro in 2011.
Feb 18, 2021, 12:48 PM IST
Metro Man E Sreedharan resigns as principal advisor of Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation
Sreedharan, popularly known as Metro Man, submitted his resignation citing ill health.
Jun 23, 2019, 18:37 PM IST
PM Modi approves setting up of committee headed by Metro Man E Sreedharan to lay down standards for metro rail systems
PM Modi also emphasised on Make in India by suggesting that metro coaches should be built indigenously.
Jun 24, 2018, 13:21 PM IST
DMRC withdraws from light metro projects; 'no interest' from Kerala government says metro man
Two offices set up by DMRC at Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode are being closed down as it had been incurring a monthly expenditure of Rs 16 lakh.
Mar 09, 2018, 07:01 AM IST
Rajnath, Adityanath inaugurate Lucknow Metro; to be operational from tomorrow
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the first service of Lucknow Metro on Tuesday at the Transport Nagar railway station.
Sep 05, 2017, 14:29 PM IST
E Sreedharan back on track: UP CM Yogi Adityanath rejects his resignation, asks him to plan metros of 3 more cities
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday put Metro man E Sreedharan yet again on track. After delivering his home project Kochi Metro last month, 85-year-old Sreedharan planned to offer his resignation from the role of advisor to the Lucknow and Kanpur Metro projects and met Yogi, but instead of reducing his responsibility, the chief minister increases his work load by planning metros for three more cities including Varanasi, Agra and Meerut as well as his home turf Gorakhpur.
Jul 21, 2017, 11:42 AM IST
Kerela gets its first Metro, PM Narendra Modi flags off Kochi rail service, takes ride with E Sreedharan, CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Inaugurating the Kochi Metro rail, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it is "futuristic infrastructure that will contribute to India's growth".
Jun 17, 2017, 11:20 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi to flag off Kochi metro rail today, E Shreedharan to be present on dias
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the maiden run of the Kochi Metro at 11:00 am Saturday and will also take a ride on one of the trains in the fastest-built Metro in the country.
Jun 17, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
Want Kerala to have Light Metro too: 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan
After successfully overseeing completion of work on 13 km of Kerala`s first metro -- Kochi Metro -- "Metro man" E. Sreedharan on Friday said he wants the proposed Light Metro project in the state to become a reality.
Jun 16, 2017, 16:06 PM IST
