Palakkad: “I will contest polls against Shafi Parambil in Palakkad,” warned former DCC president AV Gopinath. The outburst points to group fights and dissents now reaching climax levels inside Congress.
'I have been disqualified and largely sidelined by Congress, despite being a staunch party loyalist. Efforts are on to shrink me out. Congress leadership should come clear on what makes me ineligible. No leader has so far bothered to call me and inquire on the matter. I have been a partyman all along, however, if Congress plans to dump me, I will have to make alternate choices', said Gopinath.
Gopinath’s announcement followed suggestions within party for Shafi Parambil as prospective election candidate. Gopinath is former Alathur MLA and currently member of Perngadukara Grama Panchayat. He had recently resigned his post as president of Service cooperative bank.
