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Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan connected Saturday said that erstwhile Minister G. Sudhakaran was the lone subordinate of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Cabinet betwixt 2006 and 2011 who was spared of corruption allegations raised by him, and 1 for whom helium had the “utmost respect.”
Speaking to reporters astatine his constituency successful North Paravur, Mr. Satheesan was asked whether Mr. Sudhakaran would go a liability to the United Democratic Front (UDF). “The media tin construe it immoderate mode they want,” helium said, adding that helium trusted Mr. Sudhakaran’s mentation that the Chief Minister had not called him, contrary to the latter’s claim.
“G. Sudhakaran volition not lie. Even erstwhile we were attacking LDF Ministers backmost then, helium was a idiosyncratic I spoke astir with respect. The Assembly records carnivore grounds to that. I person not had the accidental to accidental the aforesaid astir immoderate different LDF oregon CPI(M) Minister. He was a conscionable and ethical administrator, who functioned overlooking governmental differences,” Mr. Satheesan said.
He dismissed allegations that Mr. Sudhakaran had planned his moves successful beforehand aft holding discussions with UDF leaders. “He took a stand, and we decided to widen governmental support,” helium said.
‘No dissent’
Mr. Satheesan accused the CPI(M) of pushing the communicative that the Congress was beset with interior problems. “There were media reports of a combat betwixt maine and K.C. Venugopal implicit the Kochi seat. It was KC who told maine astir the news, and we had a bully laughter watching it together,” helium said.
Instead, helium pointed to dissent wrong the CPI(M) implicit campaigner selection. “For example, A.N. Shamseer did not get a spot successful Thalassery, which was allotted to idiosyncratic else. There are galore specified issues. Even now, respective CPI(M) and NDA candidates are obscurity to beryllium seen. We person already finalised each 140 candidates and begun campaigning,” helium said.
He besides dismissed reports that elder Congress person K. Sudhakaran had expressed doubts astir his forecast of the UDF returning to powerfulness with implicit 100 seats.
“That was taken retired of context. He has clarified it and posted connected Facebook arsenic well. What helium said was that the Opposition Leader’s assertion of coming to powerfulness with much than 100 seats is 100% correct. He ever tells maine my calculations don’t spell wrong. He said the aforesaid astir my predictions successful Thrikkakara, Puthuppally, Palakkad, Nilambur, and the Lok Sabha elections,” Mr. Satheesan said.
