Senior Kerala Congress-M leader quits party

March 05, 2016 21:58

In a jolt to the ruling Congress-led UDF in Kerala ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, a senior leader of its partner Kerala Congress-M today quit the party and joined a rebel group, accusing party chief K M Mani of functioning "unilaterally".

Vakkachan Mattathil, a former Rajya Sabha MP, accused Mani group of adopting a "step-motherly attitude" towards leaders and workers associated with Water Resources Minister P J Joseph, ever since his faction merged with Kerala Congress Mani group ahead of 2011 Assembly elections.

A group of leaders have also resigned from Kerala Congress(M) along with Vakkachan and said they would support Francis George-led group.

The development comes two days after the Francis George-led faction decided to leave the party, alleging that Mani was functioning in an "unilateral manner".

They alleged that "dynastic rule" was prevailing in the KC(M) with Mani trying to make his son and MP Jose K Mani as the leader of the party.

Vakkachan said it is difficult for any Kerala Congress worker with self-respect to continue in the party. All these leaders were part of Kerala Congress (Joseph) led by Joseph before it merged with KC(M) ahead of assembly elections in 2011.

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