Thiruvananthapuram : PK Kunjalikutty and PJ Joseph became factors for election fiasco, said KPCC Committee report - an all-new awakening that has has opened doors to thick controversy. PK Kunjalikutty shuttled from Assembly to Lok Sabha and back to Assembly while PJ Joseph faction had lost public support, said the report. The report has enraged Joseph faction especially the claim that Kerala Congress covertly supported PJ Joseph. Muslim League, stuck with its own set of in-fighting, is cautiously silent on the report.
A couple of leaders from the Joseph faction hit out saying, this was Congress’s attempt to ostracise them despite their steadfastness with the UDF.. It is Congress’s attempt to place the onus on allies and free themselves of blame, they added. The KPCC Committee in its report says KM Mani’s exit from UDF drained traditional vote banks and Joseph faction failed to stop that erosion. The Joseph faction is also furious with the blame that it lacked organisational strength. It slammed the report and accused it of insulting the veteran leader PJ Joseph.
Resigning his Lok Sabha seat and contesting for Assembly, lowered respect for Kunjalikutty among voters, the report said. Incidentally, the attack on Kunjalikutty, who is already in tight spot inside League, comes on pre-meditated motive. Saddled with octracisation within League, this stand will break him further.
Neither League nor Kunjalikutty has reacted to the report’s staunch criticisms. With group brawls overflowing, League fury could mean it will get difficult for KPCC to defend or dismiss the report.
