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A. Suresh, a erstwhile idiosyncratic adjunct to the erstwhile Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, joined the Congress connected Tuesday. Soon aft his ceremonial induction into the Congress, helium was declared the United Democratic Front (UDF) campaigner successful Malampuzha.
District Congress Committee (DCC) president A. Thankappan welcomed Mr. Suresh into the enactment astatine a relation held successful Palakkad.
Mr. Suresh was expelled from the CPI(M) 13 years agone aft the enactment recovered him liable for leaking accusation astir enactment factionalism. Although helium insisted that helium was not portion of immoderate factions and denied the allegations against him, the CPI(M) enactment refused to readmit him into the party.
He took portion successful the Puthuyuga Yatra led by Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan a fewer weeks ago, and the Congress offered him the Malampuzha seat. Although helium said that helium would stay an Independent, Congress workers successful the constituency insisted that helium contention connected the party’s manus symbol.
After joining the Congress, Mr. Suresh said that helium was arrogant to beryllium a subordinate of the country’s largest antiauthoritarian and secular party. He alleged heavy divisions wrong the CPI(M), and said that respective committed leaders had near the party.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) wide caput C. Chandran, Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) territory president S.K. Ananthakrishnan, DCC wide caput V. Ramachandran, artifact presidents Radhakrishnan and P.K. Vasu, Youth Congress State caput Vinod Cherad, and Malampuzha UDF president K. Koyakkutty were among those who attended the function.
