Rift widens in Idukki Congress as DCC chief targets Dean Kuriakose

The interior rift wrong the Congress enactment successful Idukki has deepened arsenic District Congress Committee (DCC) president C.P. Mathew launched a scathing onslaught connected Idukki MP Dean Kuriakose, labelling him a “half-baked” leader.

Speaking to the media connected Friday successful Thodupuzha, Idukki, Mr. Mathew alleged that the DCC has gained nary payment from the MP’s tenure. “There is nary enactment from Mr. Kuriakose for the creaseless organisational functioning of the Congress enactment successful the district. He is acting similar an MP of a Panchayat, not a Lok Sabha constituency. Mr Kuriakose earned his station lone done the backing of the precocious Congress person P.T. Thomas,” Mr. Mathew said.

The DCC president’s outburst follows Mr. Kuriakose’s nationalist disapproval of disciplinary actions taken against enactment workers successful Thodupuzha. The Idukki DCC precocious penalised 4 activists who organised a march successful Thodupuzha past week successful enactment of V.D. Satheesan arsenic Kerala’s adjacent Chief Minister. Mr. Kuriakose had condemned these measures arsenic “unethical,” a stance that reportedly irked Mr. Mathew and triggered the existent confrontation. 

Meanwhile, Mr. Mathew’s comments person sparked a superior interior powerfulness struggle. Idukki DCC General Secretary Arun Podipara has formally demanded that the KPCC region Mr. Mathew from the presidency. “The DCC President is making unethical criticisms against leaders daily. We are present acrophobic to be DCC meetings with Mr. Mathew astatine the helm,” Mr Podipara stated.

Another DCC General Secretary, Bijo Mani, took to societal media to item the assorted enactment positions held by Dean Kuriakose to antagonistic the president’s claims.

A elder Congress person noted that Mr. Mathew’s statements are damaging the party’s estimation successful the district. “Mr. Mathew is attacking Mr. Kuriakose simply to summation favour with AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal. Many DCC members and elder leaders volition present request that the enactment enactment region C.P. Mathew immediately, arsenic helium is nary longer acceptable to clasp the post,” the person added.