Kerala CM Seeks West Bengal Counterpart’s Intervention to Restore Journalist R. Rajagopal’s Passport
Satheesan asked West Bengal to help restore R. Rajagopal’s passport after police verification stalled renewal for 100 days.
- On Monday, June 29, 2026, Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan sought the intervention of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to restore the passport of former The Telegraph editor R. Rajagopal.
- Kolkata Police issued an adverse verification report after Rajagopal's name was deleted from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision , stalling his passport renewal for over 100 days.
- Rajagopal missed his daughter's wedding in the United States due to the invalid passport, prompting the Editors Guild of India to condemn the "treatment" as "shocking."
- Opposition leaders including Congress MP Vivek Tankha and TMC MP Sagarika Ghose termed the situation "disturbing," while Rajagopal secured an appointment at the Regional Passport Office on July 17.
- The Supreme Court allows the Special Intensive Revision exercise to continue while mandating appellate tribunals, amid ongoing legal challenges questioning whether the process disenfranchises vulnerable groups across West Bengal.
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Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan has written to Suvendu Adhikari, demanding immediate intervention in the matter. He has stated that Rajagopal is a well-known journalist with a career spanning more than three decades. CM Satheesan's demand has also been supported by Shashi Tharoor and Mahua Moitra.
Kerala CM writes to Bengal CM over passport denial to former journalist
V D Satheesan has written to Suvendu Adhikari seeking urgent intervention in R Rajagopal's passport renewal case. The move came after an adverse Kolkata Police verification reportedly linked the delay to his electoral roll exclusion.
Kerala CM writes to Suvendu Adhikari seeking intervention in journalist R Rajagopal's passport renewal application
Rajagopal's passport renewal application was held up due to an adverse police verification report based on his name being deleted from the electoral rolls after
Kerala CM seeks West Bengal counterpart’s intervention to restore journalist R. Rajagopal’s passport
V.D. Satheesan tells Suvendu Adhikari that an adverse police verification report by Kolkata police had hobbled passport renewal process of the former editor of ‘The Telegraph’
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