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All India Congress Committee (AICC) wide caput K.C. Venugopal connected Friday said that differences among elder Congress leaders implicit the enactment of the Kerala Chief Minister, including issues involving Ramesh Chennithala, would beryllium resolved smoothly.
Mr. Venugopal, who was besides successful the contention for the Chief Minister’s post, arrived astatine the Thiruvananthapuram planetary airdrome to a lukewarm reception from enactment leaders and supporters.
“Everything volition beryllium resolved smoothly. Congress leaders successful Kerala are disciplined and abide by the party’s decisions. I person spoken to Mr. Chennithala, and the Chief Minister-designate has besides been successful interaction with him. All issues volition beryllium resolved amicably,” helium said.
When asked whether Mr. Chennithala would beryllium portion of the Cabinet, Mr. Venugopal said the substance would beryllium discussed by the enactment leadership.
“There is simply a bully squad successful the State which volition marque a determination connected this,” helium said.
On whether helium would intervene successful the substance arsenic the AICC wide secretary, Mr. Venugopal remarked, “You (the press) person already torn maine apart. Is that not enough? There is thing near to tear.” Responding to concerns among his supporters implicit not being named for the apical post, the Alappuzha MP said enactment workers should determination guardant by accepting the leadership’s decision.
“I judge the party’s decision. There is nary request to sermon it further,” helium said.
He said a bully authorities had been formed and should beryllium allowed to conscionable people’s expectations.
“Do not get into different controversies. I person been seeing speech of a ‘K C faction’ for the past 2 days. There is nary request for specified factions. There volition beryllium bully Ministers, and susceptible Congress MLAs person been elected,” helium said.
Mr. Venugopal said Ministers would beryllium selected based connected idiosyncratic capableness and enactment guidelines.
“They volition determination forward, surviving up to people’s expectations. We indispensable enactment the authorities to guarantee that,” helium said.
When asked astir supporters who received him astatine the airport, helium said KPCC president Sunny Joseph, who was present, did not beryllium to immoderate faction.
“You should recognize that ours is simply a beauteous party. There tin beryllium differences of opinion, but this should extremity here, and we should enactment the government,” helium said.
He reiterated that his foremost tendency was to stay a Congressman each his life.
Mr. Venugopal is apt to conscionable the Congress and the UDF leaders successful the State capital.
Meanwhile, Mr. Satheesan has near for Kochi and is expected to sojourn his constituency, Paravur. The swearing-in ceremonial volition beryllium held connected May 18 successful Thiruvananthapuram.
