Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr Sooranadu Rajasekharan

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The result was delete. Tone 21:45, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dr Sooranadu Rajasekharan[edit]

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The person seems not notable as per WP:POLITICIAN and WP:ANYBIO. There are no WP:RELIABLE sources and provided with dummy references. ~ Amkgp ✉ 18:44, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. ~ Amkgp ✉ 18:44, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. ~ Amkgp ✉ 18:44, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: @Johnpacklambert, AaqibAnjum, JavaHurricane, Hatchens, Drat8sub, and Eddie891: Request for help and review if interested. Thank you. ~ Amkgp ✉ 18:54, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Amkgp, you pinged a bunch of editors and everyone that responded to your call voted delete. I'm thinking this probably requires context. Usedtobecool ☎️ 16:55, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Randomly selected people based on their active past participation at AfD related subjects, nothing else ~ Amkgp 💬 10:41, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Few RS mention him in passing as a Congress leader. Definite fail of WP:NPOLITICIAN - Aaqib Anjum Aafī (^talk) 19:12, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete an overly promotional article with very few sources.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:26, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as above, promotional and no significant coverage can be found. JohnmgKing (talk) 20:23, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails WP:NPERSON. promotional, was perhaps a failed candidate in the 2004 Indian general election in Kerala, but just being a candidate is not enough to pass WP:NPOL. It seems only passing coverage of his role as a Congress leader exists. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 21:32, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails WP:NPOL and nothing but glancing coverage. Best, GPL93 (talk) 22:21, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. - Hatchens (talk) 13:29, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails notability. Drat8sub (talk) 01:36, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Nothing stated here is "inherently" notable under WP:NPOL, the article is completely unsourced once you realize that the footnotes are all boilerplate placeholders (even the "New York Times" citation is really just placeholder text rather than a real New York Times article), and the text reads like it was written by a PR agent. Bearcat (talk) 16:48, 2 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - whilst the article definitely needs a clean-up, there is also notability indicators, see [1], [2], [3], "has a formidable opponent in Rajasekharan, a familiar figure in the area as a corporator and DCC chief.", controversy around his nomination, [4], KPCC general secretary is clearly a notable post, [5], [6], mentioned here, restructuring of KPCC covered by Press Trust of India, ~~2004 election controversy~~, [7]. Googling the name in Malayalam gave a significant number of hits as well. --Soman (talk) 11:48, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Although this is overwhelmingly for delete, time is needed for the sources offered by Soman to be assessed
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, SpinningSpark 00:37, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment; Madhyam also has an article on Sooranadu Rajasekharan breaking the lockdown, apparently a writer as well, controversy around his role in the KPCC leadership, S.R. comments on a recent issue, another article on same issue, and another one, another article on police case against S.R, S.R. charged with of accusing Law Minister A.K. Balan (why?), S.R. arrives in a location to investigate a violent incident against a UDF ally office, another lockdown violation article, S.R. issues criticism on inner-party issue, TV news report on S.R. breaking lockdown, yet another article on the lockdown violation... this time in the largest newspaper in the state, another article on S.R. lockdown violation, another coverage on S.R.'s lockdown violation, S.R. breaking lockdown presented as 'Breaking News', news report on S.R.'s book on Indian politics, Sooranadu Rajasekharan being interviewed in TV about his book (and checks his cell phone during the interview...), news report on lockdown violation, S.R. comments on a election, S.R. speaking during protest, S.R. interviewed on the Adoor election, S.R. speaker at a padyatra, being one of the panelist in debate on Mathtrubumi TV piece on state of the Congress in Kerala, news piece on a S.R.-related controversy, S.R. commenting on the Chakra as a national symbol, S.R. files a defamation claim against Lenin Rajendran, here a different transliteration of his name is used --Soman (talk) 11:52, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

So, summarizing;

- As a KPCC general secretary or vice president, i.e. key leader of one of the 2 major parties in a state with 30+ million inhabitants, Sooranadu Rajasekharan is frequently covered in news media, as commenting on different current issues
- He was been a candidate, but has been unsuccessful. In 2016 Kerala Assembly election he got 22.7% of the votes in Chathannoor (State Assembly constituency). In the 2004 Indian general election he was the runner-up in the Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency) with 34.6% of the votes.
- He's involved in a number of controversies, and there is third-party coverage on them
- He has a modest role as an author
- --Soman (talk) 12:05, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The link [8] doesn't seem to work well, but the article is available in google cache. "KERALA Devil’s Own Workshop PAUL ZACHARIA ... Now the highway hits Kollam constituency where the notable detail is that the Congress candidate, Sooranad Rajasekharan, almost split the party in Kerala recently. His arch-enemy, who did not get the Kollam seat, announced that Rajasekharan had paid Rs 10 lakh to Padmaja Venugopal, daughter of K. Karunakaran, for the seat. That led to much drama. Rajasekharan does appear to be a moneyed man. He has lots of posters everywhere and has a glad and contented smile on the face depicted therein." --Soman (talk) 12:11, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz ^Humbug! 15:29, 15 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Being a state-level leader in a political party, nor being a candidate for election is sufficient to pass WP:NPOL. The sources provided in this AFD include several YouTube videos, and several articles where the subject is quoted or is a one-two sentence story. --Enos733 (talk) 16:14, 18 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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