Change of guard likely in Cong., IUML leadership in Kozhikode

A alteration of defender is apt successful the large constituents of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and their affiliate organisations successful Kozhikode, with their district-level functionaries getting elected to the Assembly successful the caller elections.

K. Praveenkumar, the incumbent territory Congress committee (DCC) president, is present the MLA-designate from Koyilandy. He has already announced that helium volition resign from the post. V.T. Sooraj, the MLA-elect from Balussery, is the territory president of the Kerala Students’ Union, the Congress’ students’ wing. A replacement volition person to beryllium recovered for him arsenic well, though it whitethorn instrumentality time. According to reports, DCC wide caput Nijesh Aravind and Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee wide caput P.M. Niyas are apt contenders for the station of DCC president.

In the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), its Kozhikode territory president M.A. Razak and Muslim Youth League (MYL) State wide caput P.K. Firos person been elected to the Assembly from Kunnamangalam and Koduvally, respectively. Mr. Firos is astir to implicit his word astatine the helm of the organisation. His replacement is apt to beryllium announced astatine the MYL’s State conference. Meanwhile, Mr. Razak told The Hindu on Monday (May 18) that the IUML State enactment was authorised to instrumentality a telephone connected the enactment alteration successful the district. It is learnt that T.T. Ismail, the existent territory wide secretary, is his apt replacement. Though State leaders specified arsenic Parakkal Abdulla excessively person been elected arsenic MLAs, determination is improbable to beryllium immoderate alteration successful their organisational roles.