CHARALKUNNU: Severing a three-and-a-half decade relationship with the UDF, K M Mani and his party Kerala Congress (M) walked out of the political front on Sunday. The party will take an independent stand and its six MLAs will sit as a separate block in the state Assembly.
Mani ruled out joining the LDF or the NDA. The party will extend issue-based support to the UPA at the Centre. However the relationship with the UDF will continue in the local self-government and cooperative bodies. The party will be reorganised from the grass roots. A state committee which will be held on August 14 in Kottayam will take decisions regarding the future programmes of the party. The camp centre in Charalkunnu which has witnessed several splits, ouster of leaders and violence in the Kerala Congress (M), witnessed one more historical incident in the party as well as in the history of Kerala politics on Sunday.
HIDDEN AGENDA
Mani in his inaugural speech of the camp on Saturday had indicated about the plan to sit as a separate block in the Assembly. The discussions in the camp were held based on this line. IUML leader PK Kunhalikutty had contacted Mani over the phone in the morning requesting him to desist from taking any strong decisions. Oommen Chandy also talked to PJ Joseph. However, both the leaders did not gave a favourable reply to the UDF crisis managers.
Addressing the media and party workers at the end of the two-day camp held at Charalkunnu, an emotional Mani said that he took the decision to leave the UDF with great grief because UDF belonged to Kerala Congress (M) also. Kerala Congress was one of the main ally who had helped in the growth of the UDF. We had sowed, watered and nurtured the UDF. It was like the decision made by a son to leave his house. But leaving the UDF had become inevitable. Some leaders in the Congress were treating Kerala Congress (M) as their No 1 enemy. The tolerance level had reached its extreme limit, he said.
SPECIAL BATTALLION IN CONGRESS
Mani said that there is a special battalion in the Congress party to defeat the Kerala Congress (M) in certain constituencies. "Special recruitment is held for this in these constituencies. There is a separate fund for this and there were study classes held for them. Such things were unheard before. We suffered and forgave the Congress so far," said Mani in his speech.
Source;-TOI
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Mani ruled out joining the LDF or the NDA. The party will extend issue-based support to the UPA at the Centre. However the relationship with the UDF will continue in the local self-government and cooperative bodies. The party will be reorganised from the grass roots. A state committee which will be held on August 14 in Kottayam will take decisions regarding the future programmes of the party. The camp centre in Charalkunnu which has witnessed several splits, ouster of leaders and violence in the Kerala Congress (M), witnessed one more historical incident in the party as well as in the history of Kerala politics on Sunday.
HIDDEN AGENDA
Mani in his inaugural speech of the camp on Saturday had indicated about the plan to sit as a separate block in the Assembly. The discussions in the camp were held based on this line. IUML leader PK Kunhalikutty had contacted Mani over the phone in the morning requesting him to desist from taking any strong decisions. Oommen Chandy also talked to PJ Joseph. However, both the leaders did not gave a favourable reply to the UDF crisis managers.
Addressing the media and party workers at the end of the two-day camp held at Charalkunnu, an emotional Mani said that he took the decision to leave the UDF with great grief because UDF belonged to Kerala Congress (M) also. Kerala Congress was one of the main ally who had helped in the growth of the UDF. We had sowed, watered and nurtured the UDF. It was like the decision made by a son to leave his house. But leaving the UDF had become inevitable. Some leaders in the Congress were treating Kerala Congress (M) as their No 1 enemy. The tolerance level had reached its extreme limit, he said.
SPECIAL BATTALLION IN CONGRESS
Mani said that there is a special battalion in the Congress party to defeat the Kerala Congress (M) in certain constituencies. "Special recruitment is held for this in these constituencies. There is a separate fund for this and there were study classes held for them. Such things were unheard before. We suffered and forgave the Congress so far," said Mani in his speech.
Source;-TOI
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