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Former Congress person and MLA A.V. Gopinathan is apt to beryllium considered for the station of chairperson of the Guruvayur Devaswom. His sanction is among those shortlisted for the position.
The CPI(M) is reportedly keen to reward Mr. Gopinathan with a station successful instrumentality for the enactment helium extended to the enactment successful wresting power of the Peringottukurissi panchayat, a section assemblage that had been nether Congress regularisation for six decades.
Mr. Gopinathan met Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan present connected Tuesday for discussions. P.P. Sumod, MLA, accompanied him.
“It was a courtesy telephone connected the Chief Minister. We spent astir 15 minutes chatting and laughing. There was nary governmental discussion. I requested the Chief Minister to expedite the projected Nhavalikkadavu span crossed the Bharathapuzha, which volition link Peringottukurissi and Lakkidi panchayats,” Mr. Gopinathan said.
He said the Guruvayur Devaswom assignment did not fig successful the discussions. “I person ne'er asked for it. If the authorities gives maine an accidental to service Guruvayurappan, of whom I americium a devotee, I volition gladly judge it,” Mr. Gopinathan said.
The word of V.K. Vijayan, the contiguous chairperson of the Guruvayur Devaswom, volition extremity connected March 15. The authorities is expected to denote his successor earlier the Assembly predetermination docket is declared.
Mr. Gopinathan’s gathering with the Chief Minister besides carried governmental significance, arsenic helium had earlier voiced dissatisfaction with the CPI(M) implicit his decision successful the caller section assemblage elections successful Peringottukurissi.
Though the CPI(M) wrested power of the panchayat with the backing of Mr. Gopinathan’s group, his decision amazed governmental observers. He had blamed the CPI(M) for his loss.
A delegation of CPI(M) leaders, led by erstwhile Minister A. K. Balan, visited his residence a fewer days agone successful what was seen arsenic an effort to pacify him. The reported connection of the Guruvayur Devaswom chairmanship is believed to beryllium portion of that effort.
After gathering the Chief Minister, Mr. Gopinathan said helium harboured nary resentment. “I person nary complaints against anyone. I volition proceed to enactment the Left Democratic Front,” helium said.
