Thiruvananthapuram: KPCC leadership handed final list for DCC presidents to Sonia Gandhi, after removing all names recommended by Oomen Chandy and Chennithala. Even names pitched by Chandy and Chennithala for their native districts of Kottayam and Alappuzha respectively went unheeded. Instead, nominees of AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal namely, Palode Ravi(Thiruvananthapuram), KP Sreekumar(Alappuzha) and A Thankkappan(Palakkad), made their way up on the list.
Nataka Suresh was sidelined in Kottayam and replaced by Philson Mathew instead while Babuprasad was cut out and replaced with KP Sreekumar. In Wayanad, ND Appachan stunned all Groups alike with his entry into the list. Featuring in the list is also, Kollam DCC President, P Rajendran - the nominee of KPCC Working President Kodikunnil Suresh’s nominee. Other names are : Satheesh Kochuparambil(Pathanamthitta), S Ashokan(Idukki), Muhammad Shiyas(Ernakulam) ,Jose Valloor(Malappuram)(Thrissur)VS Joy(Malappuram), K Praveenkumar (Kozhikode) and Martin George(Kannur).
Included in the list are nominees of Opposition Leader VD Satheeshan and K Muraleedharan for Ernakulam and Kozhikode respectively. In Thiruvananthapuram, Sasi Tharoor’s nominee GS Babu failed to find room with Palode Ravi taken in his place in the last minute.Incidentally, Palode Ravi, an A Group initially has reportedly just crossed over KC Venugopal camp. If reports have it right, Sonia Gandhi is set to lend approval for the list very soon.
