Catholic magazine blames 'pseudo-idealists' for Congress loss in Kerala

July 08, 2016 19:08

A Catholic community magazine has blamed "pseudo-idealists" in the Congress in Kerala for its poor performance in the recent state assembly elections and said the party needed powerful leadership at the national-level.

Recalling the K Karunakaran-era in the Congress in the state, an article in the latest issue of 'Laity Voice', the mouthpiece of the Syro Malabar Laity Commission, says the Congress guided by "pseudo-idealists" is "drifting in the seas" finding it difficult to get a direction.

"The Congress party has suffered a humiliating defeat in the recently held assembly elections. If the Congress has a history in Kerala, that is the golden era of the party under the leadership of Karunakaran," says the magazine which has a readership base among members of Catholic community, a traditional vote base of the Congress-led UDF in the state.

The article said Congress required powerful leadership at the national-level to save the party "which is now like a ship adrift in mid-sea."

It also emphasised the need for replacing old "pseudo-idealists" with young dynamic leadership at the helm of the Congress.

"Energy and enthusiasm of the party are drained out as some old pseudo-idealists in the party still treat the Congress power centre as fun in their retirement life," it said.

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