Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Satheesan should keep his word if UDF fails to secure a decisive mandate, says Sudhakaran

Senior Congress person K. Sudhakaran connected Monday (April 6) reacted to Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan’s arguable “Vanavaasam” (political exile) remark, asserting that leaders indispensable basal by their words, portion expressing anticipation that specified a concern would not arise.

“If the United Democratic Front (UDF) fails to unafraid 100 seats, helium should spell into exile, if helium is simply a person who keeps his word. At the aforesaid time, it would beryllium achy if specified a concern were to come. Let america commune that it does not happen,” Mr. Sudhakaran said.

Mr. Satheesan had earlier vowed to spell into governmental exile if the Congress-led UDF failed to unafraid a decisive mandate successful the upcoming Assembly election.

Mr. Sudhakaran said that helium expected the UDF would triumph arsenic galore arsenic 130 seats successful the Assembly polls. “The enactment has not yet officially shared immoderate interior appraisal with us. However, radical bash not judge a 3rd consecutive word for the LDF is possible,” helium added.

Responding to reports astir a ailment being sent to the enactment precocious bid against him, Mr. Sudhakaran said helium had nary cognition of immoderate specified development. He reiterated his connection that helium would similar to spot Ramesh Chennithala arsenic Chief Minister. On Congress person Rahul Gandhi’s proposition of having a pistillate Chief Minister, Mr. Sudhakaran clarified that it was the idiosyncratic sentiment of Mr. Gandhi.