KV Thomas to satisfy Oommen Chandy amid rumours of switching loyalty
By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rumours are rife that senior Congress chief Ok V Thomas, who’s at present on reverse quarantine, is planning to contest as an impartial candidate from both Kochi or Vypeen Assembly constituency with CPM help.Congress camp feels he’s resorting to stress ways, as he had been lobbying to get an appropriate berth as KPCC working president the place one seat is at present vacant following the loss of life of M I Shanavas and even an AICC basic secretary put up, however in useless. He had not taken up the posts of chief govt officer of Congress mouthpiece ‘Veekshanam’ and managing director of ‘Jaihind’ channel, claiming that will probably be a legal responsibility on him.
Even although 74-year-old Thomas was on reverse quarantine after creating Covid-related lung an infection points, because of the private invitation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, he had attended the inauguration of Kundannoor and Vyttila flyovers. Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden and T J Vinod, MLA, had been caught unawares by Thomas’ presence, the place the chief minister had maintained that he too had a job in making the flyovers a actuality. Thomas instructed TNIE that this let the tongues wagging within the Congress camp that he was cosying up in the direction of the Left camp, when till not too long ago the declare was that he was becoming a member of the saffron camp.
“I got a raw deal at the hands of senior leaders of the KPCC. I will be in Thiruvananthapuram during this week where CWC member Oommen Chandy has expressed his interest to meet me. If age is the detrimental factor, then other senior leaders should also follow the same law. Also, if it is my fifth term as MP that has upset the leaders, let me point out that certain leaders from Kerala have seen even more years in the Lok Sabha,” he stated.
He had introduced in his personal staff, together with a chartered accountant and an organization secretary, to probe the monetary and authorized problems with ‘Veekshanam’ and ‘Jaihind’. the place he felt that a whole lot of points should be handled legally first earlier than taking over the accountability to avoid wasting the debt-ridden corporations. Thomas doesn’t share a superb rapport with Rahul Gandhi, MP, which has develop into detrimental to him, which the 2 group leaders have allegedly taken benefit of. Congress president Sonia Gandhi will give an appropriate berth to Thomas provided that it has the concurrence of the KPCC management.
It is reliably learnt that senior CWC member A Ok Antony is eager on fixing the grievances of Thomas, whom he feels Ernakulam Congress is ‘incomplete’ with out as he has the backing of the Catholic Church. The management is anticipated to handle the considerations of Thomas and it’s possible that he will get the put up of KPCC working president. Currently, MPs Ok Sudhakaran and Kodikunnil Suresh are the 2 working presidents.
