Elangovan to head Congress's Tamil Nadu unit

November 01, 2014 11:34

E V K S Elangovan was appointed the new chief of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee with the party accepting the resignation of B S Gnanadesikan, who was upset over his "neglect" by the All India Congress Committee.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed Elangovan to the post, Congress General Secretary and in-charge of Tamil Nadu Mukul Wasnik announced.

Elangovan had served as TNCC chief earlier and was a minister of state in UPA-I.

Gnanadesikan had quit as president of the party's Tamil Nadu unit on October 30. "The state president does not have respect and powers," he had said, citing several instances belittling his role in the affairs of the party to buttress his point.

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