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Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s notation of his caste surname portion taking oath of bureau connected Monday (May 18, 2026) has invited criticism, including from wrong his ain enactment with Congress person Jinto John saying that it is amended for the Congress to shed caste names to beryllium much inclusive.
An aged video of Mr. Satheesan swearing-in arsenic an MLA with nary notation of the caste sanction has besides begun circulating connected societal media platforms.
The Chief Minister had begun his oath with the enactment ‘I, Vadassery Damodara Menon Satheesan...’, portion an aged video of him taking oath arsenic an MLA successful the Assembly showed him opening the oath with the enactment ‘I, V.D. Satheesan...’ The notation of the caste surname successful the Chief Minister’s oath, which was not portion of his erstwhile oaths arsenic MLA, had go a taxable of treatment connected societal media platforms connected Monday.
In a Facebook station connected Tuesday, Mr. John wrote that helium volition not notation to himself arsenic ‘Thekkumkattil John Roman Catholic Jinto’ and that ‘Jinto John’ would suffice. “Isn’t that the quality of it? Even if it does not dependable punchy enough, a Congress that doesn’t transportation the baggage of caste is simply a batch much inclusive. My authorities are besides my convictions. Probably a somewhat Left-leaning Congress conviction,” helium wrote.
However, defending the Chief Minister, Congress person B.R.M. Shafeer said that Mr. Satheesan’s afloat sanction successful his authoritative certificates and affidavits was Vadassery Damodara Menon Satheesan, though the media referred to him arsenic V.D. Satheesan.
