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Former CPI(M) person G. Sudhakaran, elected arsenic a UDF-backed Independent successful the Kerala Assembly polls, said connected Saturday that helium would not question a ministerial berth but would judge if offered one. Sudhakaran, who had served arsenic a curate doubly successful earlier LDF governments, did not renew his CPI(M) rank this year, alleging disrespect from the territory enactment and cyberattacks against him and his family.
Speaking to reporters, helium said helium was unaware whether his sanction was being considered for the furniture pursuing the UDF’s victory. “Nobody has spoken to maine astir it. I don’t cognize whether determination person been immoderate discussions. I americium not portion of the committee that makes specified decisions. I person not demanded anything,” helium said.
Sudhakaran said helium had go a curate doubly successful the past without making immoderate demands. “It was offered aft the enactment had made a decision. This clip too, I volition not marque immoderate demands. If specified a determination is taken, I volition judge it and beryllium thankful. If not, I person nary problem,” helium said.
He besides said CM-designate V.D. Satheesan had contacted him connected Saturday greeting and invited him to the swearing-in ceremony. “I volition spell to Thiruvananthapuram connected Sunday night,” helium said.
Meanwhile, erstwhile CPI(M) leaders V Kunhikrishnan and T K Govindan, who besides won the predetermination arsenic UDF-backed Independents, met assorted UDF leaders successful Thiruvananthapuram earlier successful the day. Kunhikrishnan was expelled from the CPI(M) aft raising allegations of misappropriation of enactment funds successful Payyannur, Kannur. Similarly, Govindan was expelled aft questioning the party’s determination to tract the woman of CPI(M) authorities caput M V Govindan from Thaliparamba successful the Assembly election.
Both leaders received a lukewarm invited from Satheesan and Ramesh Chennithala during their meeting.
