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A astonishment sojourn by Ramesh Chennithala, chairperson of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) predetermination run committee, to the office of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and the Nair Service Society (NSS) successful Kottayam connected Wednesday acceptable disconnected a caller circular of governmental speculation.
During the visits taken retired successful the morning, Mr. Chennithala held discussions with Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, ultimate caput of the Orthodox Church, and NSS wide caput G. Sukumaran Nair. He besides paid floral tributes astatine Mannam Samadhi successful Perunna, memorial of Mannathu Padmanabhan, NSS founder.
The timing of the visits raised eyebrows, arsenic they coincided with the ongoing Puthuyuga Yatra led by Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan successful Kottayam district. Both Mr. Chennithala and Mr. Satheesan, nevertheless rejected immoderate speculations.
Mr. Chennithala maintained that his meetings astatine the Orthodox Church office and the NSS were wholly devoid of governmental motives. “I person shared a beardown rapport with the Catholicos since my tenure arsenic an MP from Kottayam. Whenever I americium here, I marque it a constituent to conscionable him. Devalokam is simply a spot adjacent to my heart, and I americium a regular visitor. During our interaction, the Catholicos conveyed the Church’s concerns connected assorted matters,” helium said, adding that the sojourn besides helped reenforce his longstanding ties with the community.
He further noted that helium had been visiting Mannam Samadhi each twelvemonth since his pupil days successful Changanassery to wage respects connected the day of Mannathu Padmanabhan.
Satheesan’s stance
Meanwhile, speaking to reporters, Mr. Satheesan said determination was thing antithetic astir Mr. Chennithala calling connected the Orthodox Church leadership.
Congress insiders suggested that astatine a clip erstwhile definite assemblage organisations appeared to beryllium maintaining a cautious region from Mr. Satheesan, Mr. Chennithala had stepped up nonstop engagement with influential societal leaderships. A elder person said his heightened governmental enactment up of the elections should beryllium viewed successful airy of his assignment by the enactment precocious bid arsenic chairperson of the predetermination run committee. “His caller engagements are portion of fulfilling the responsibilities entrusted to him by the enactment leadership,” the person added.
