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Close connected the heels of the caller UDF authorities assuming bureau successful Kerala, erstwhile Congress person and erstwhile Union Minister K.V. Thomas has resigned from his presumption arsenic the Special Representative of Kerala authorities successful New Delhi.
He besides vacated his bureau and quarters astatine Kerala House. Mr. Thomas besides clarified that his tenure people came to an extremity erstwhile the word of erstwhile Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan ended.
Mr. Thomas was appointed by the erstwhile LDF authorities successful 2023 arsenic a Special Representative of the State with Cabinet fertile “to beryllium the span betwixt the Centre and the State”. He besides had the task of accelerating the State’s projects with the Centre done liaisoning.
Mr. Thomas was chosen to beryllium the State’s typical aft helium was expelled from the Congress successful 2022 for alleged anti-party activities aft helium was seen campaigning for the LDF campaigner and sharing a signifier with Mr. Vijayan during the Thrikkakara bypoll.
The LDF’s statement was that Mr. Thomas was their apt prime for the post, earlier held by A. Sampath, due to the fact that of his agelong years arsenic a parliamentarian successful New Delhi and that his liaisoning and networking skills tin beryllium made usage of by the State.
However, Mr. Thomas’ assignment arsenic peculiar representative, erstwhile the State already had an Officer of Special Duty successful New Delhi, isolated from representatives of the legal, tourism and different departments, had evoked overmuch disapproval from the Opposition parties successful the State.
They were besides captious of the information that Mr. Thomas’ assignment would origin an further and unnecessary fiscal load for the State, which was already successful a susceptible fiscal position.
