Day after tonsure protest over ticket denial, Lathika Subhash prone to contest as Independent from Ettumanur

Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A day after State Mahila Congress president Lathika Subhash stepped down from her official submit and tonsured her head on the Indira Bhavan in protest in opposition to seat denial, she is considering to contest as an unbiased candidate from her residence city, Ettumannur.

She reached her native at Kumaranalloor in Kottayam within the wee hours of Monday after a dramatic flip of occasions. Ever since she has been busy with calls from celebration staff providing her ethical assist. 

She instructed The New Indian Express {that a} remaining choice on her candidature will probably be taken by Monday night after a gathering of her shut buddies.

Even although the 56-year-old resigned from Mahila Congress, she remains to be a member of each the Congress celebration in addition to the AICC. She will be capable of contest as an unbiased candidate solely after she steps down from these two posts as nicely. At the identical time, the lady chief feels that with out the assistance of an organizational setup, will probably be tough to face the elections.

“Several local party workers, friends and family members have visited me. They are urging me to contest as an independent candidate. I will have to take a call on it after discussing it with my local party workers here. My husband, K R Subhash and my family members have advised me to decide things depending on what my conscience suggests,” stated Lathika Subhash.

Even as she is a tad bit upset with the highest brass of the State Congress leaders who had not bothered to name her thus far, her biggest let-down is KPCC president Mullapally Ramachandran who reportedly stated that she would have tonsured her head for another motive.

“I felt all the more upset with the way Mullapally had reacted to my actions than the denial of a seat to me or to the members of Mahila Congress. He should explain what led him to comment so,” added Lathika Subhash.

Former KPCC president V M Sudheeran, senior Congress chief P J Kurien and former Congress chief P C Chacko have known as her. She recalled that Sudheeran was upset over the flip of occasions when the opposite two leaders provided ethical assist in her combat.