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The nationalist spat betwixt Ambalappuzha MLA G. Sudhakaran and Kuttanad MLA Reji Cherian implicit a sojourn to the Thottappally Spillway appeared to easiness connected Monday, with Mr. Sudhakaran clarifying that helium had not made immoderate idiosyncratic remarks against his chap legislator.
“I ne'er said thing against him personally. Everyone should recognize the privilege of an MLA. My question is wherefore the superintending technologist of the Irrigation section brought the MLA to my constituency for a survey. What is his authorization to bring successful an MLA? I person written astir this to the Privilege Committee,” Mr. Sudhakaran told mediapersons.
The contention erupted aft Mr. Sudhakaran publically criticised Mr. Cherian for visiting the Thottappally Spillway without informing him, contempt the tract falling wrong the Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency. Mr. Cherian, however, responded sharply and warned that helium would retaliate if idiosyncratic remarks were directed astatine him.
The nationalist spat betwixt the 2 ruling beforehand legislators triggered crisp reactions, peculiarly from the United Democratic Front (UDF), and the mounting disapproval implicit Mr. Sudhakaran’s nationalist onslaught appears to person prompted him to onslaught a much conciliatory note.
Mr. Cherian had visited the Thottappally Spillway connected May 25 arsenic portion of monsoon preparedness measures successful Kuttanad. The visit, however, irked Mr. Sudhakaran, who maintained that arsenic the section MLA representing the constituency wherever the spillway is located, helium should person been informed successful advance.
