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In another reversal of fortunes for the Congress party in the poll-bound state of Kerala, senior leader and former general secretary of Congress PC Chacko resigned from the party on Wednesday (10 March).
The reason for his resignation was due to the Kerala unit of the Congress party suffering from groupism and a lack of consideration for merit, reports Hindustan Times.
“There is no democracy left in Congress. Candidate list has not been discussed with the state Congress committee. I have sent my resignation to Sonia Gandhi,” Chacko said.
“Being a Congressman in Kerala is very difficult. If you belong to some group in Congress then only you can survive. The leadership of Congress is not that much active,” he added.
Chacko then went on to call the Congress a “rudderless ship” that has “failed to find a president for more than a year”.
“I had been deliberating upon this decision for the past many days. I come from Kerala where there’s no Congress party as such. There are two parties – Congress (I) and Congress (A). It’s a coordination committee of two parties functioning as KPCC,” he said.
“Both Ramesh Chennithala and Oommen Chandy always divide seats and organisational posts between them. In Kerala, only those who are part of two groups have a future and others are always sidelined,” he added.
“Kerala is facing a crucial election. People want Congress to come back but there’s groupism practised by top leaders of Congress. I’ve been arguing with high command that this should be ended. But the high command is also agreeing to the proposal given by both groups,” Chacko rued.
“I am unhappy with the functioning of the Kerala Congress. Congress is becoming weaker and weaker day by day, if my resignation opens the eye of the party, then I will think my resignation has served the purpose,” he said.
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