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Resentment wrong the Youth Congress implicit the enactment of the Youth Congress (YC) authorities president appears to beryllium escalating into a full-blown confrontation, with Puthuppally MLA Chandy Oommen openly criticising the enactment enactment implicit his removal from organisational positions.
“Abin Varkey was a deserving idiosyncratic and has served this enactment for a agelong time. The determination to nonstop him to the nationalist enactment should person been taken successful consultation with him. Everyone knows wherefore helium has not go the Youth Congress president. I’m not revealing it now, but 1 time I will,” Mr. Oommen told the media connected Thursday.
Interestingly, Mr. Oommen’s remarks came connected a time erstwhile the recently appointed Youth Congress president O.J. Janeesh visited the tomb of the precocious Congress person Oommen Chandy successful Puthuppally to wage tributes earlier formally assuming charge.
Party sources said the outburst highlights a long-standing struggle betwixt Mr. Oommen with the duo of Shafi Parambil and Rahul Mamkootathil, which began aft Mr. Oommen was relieved from his duties successful the Youth Congress nationalist outreach cell.
Mr. Oommen believes that the determination was influenced by a study submitted by Mr. Mamkootathil to the nationalist enactment soon aft helium assumed bureau arsenic Youth Congress president successful November 2023.
YC sources said Mr. Oommen faced humiliation erstwhile helium was removed from the station connected his father’s decease day without explanation. He reportedly learnt of his expulsion lone aft being removed from a WhatsApp radical for the Outreach Cell.
Political observers enactment that Mr. Oommen’s onslaught connected the enactment carries aggregate governmental dimensions. With the radical led by Mr. Parambil reportedly drafting person to K.C. Venugopal, helium fears further sidelining wrong the party, they pointed out.
