: Kerala: Congress leader AV Gopinathan quits party amid rift on selection of district body chiefs #IndiaNEWS Senior Congress leader AV Gopinathan quit the party on Monday, PTI reported. His resignation

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Kerala: Congress leader AV Gopinathan quits party amid rift on selection of district body chiefs #IndiaNEWS
Senior Congress leader AV Gopinathan quit the party on Monday, PTI reported. His resignation came amid a controversy within the state party unit over the selection of 14 district Congress committee chiefs.“I have been with the party for almost 50 years...I have lost all hope now,� Gopinathan, a former MLA from the Alathur constituency said, according to the Hindustan Times.Gopinathan’s decision came after his party colleague A Thankappan was chosen over him as the district committee chief for Palakkad. Gopinathan was a member of the party’s Palakkad district committee, as well as the state unit committee.The selection of the 14 district committee chiefs has angered other Congress leaders as well, including former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and former state unit chief Ramesh Chennithala, PTI reported.Two state leaders, K Sivadasan Nair and AP Anil Kumar, have been issued show-cause notices for criticising the party openly over the selection.On Monday, Congress state unit chief K Sudhakaran, however, asserted that the party would not go back to discussing the matter. Speaking to reporters, Sudhakaran said that the party would move forward if it kept discussing it.“For the good of the party it has been decided to close the chapter,� he said, according to PTI. Sudhakaran, however, added that he would take...Read more

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