UDF demands public apology from Ganesh Kumar for ‘disparaging’ Oommen Chandy

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Controversy continued for a 2nd time connected Friday implicit Transport Minister and Kerala Congress (B) person K.B. Ganesh Kumar’s accusation that governmental scheming connected the portion of precocious Chief Minister Oommen Chandy had resulted successful his matrimony break-up and nonaccomplishment of Cabinet station successful the United Democratic Front (UDF) authorities successful 2013. 

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan demanded that Mr. Ganesh Kumar retreat the accusation and render a nationalist apology. “I americium loath to resistance backstage household affairs into the nationalist domain. Oommen Chandy had gone the other mile to support the matrimony intact. RSP person Shibu John knows amended what unfolded during that period,” helium told reporters successful Delhi. 

(Ganesh Kumar, who stepped down from the Oommen Chandy authorities aft his woman publically accused him of home violence, joined the LDF aboriginal successful 2015.) 

Congress person Chandy Oommen, MLA, appeared to unfastened aged wounds past week erstwhile helium told a UDF gathering astatine Mr. Ganesh Kumar’s constituency successful Pathanapuram that the Minister had wronged his begetter successful the star lawsuit successful the aftermath of the latter’s resignation arsenic UDF Minister successful 2013.

(The LDF authorities had dropped a governmental bombshell by referring the intersexual battle accusations of the pistillate fishy successful the star lawsuit to the CBI connected the eve of the Assembly polls successful 2021. The CBI aboriginal exonerated a postulation of Congress leaders, including Oommen Chandy, successful the case.)

Mr. Ganesh Kumar stated connected Wednesday that helium saw a governmental crippled to alienate his Christian constituents successful Mr. Oommen’s insinuations. He besides sought to necktie his resignation, the home unit case, and household estrangement to governmental machinations by the Oommen Chandy authorities of which helium was a part. 

Mr. John, who was a Minister successful the Oommen Chandy Cabinet, disputed Mr. Ganesh Kumar’s accusations and said the Minister should perceive to his ain conscience earlier making specified imputations.

Published - January 23, 2026 07:38 p.m. IST

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