Sudhakaran endorses Ramesh Chennithala as potential CM candidate
New Indian ExpressKANNUR: Congress state president K Sudhakaran has endorsed senior party leader Ramesh Chennithala as a potential chief ministerial candidate, with the next assembly elections scheduled for 2026. Addressing a press meet in Kannur, Sudhakaran said that Chennithala, given his experience, deserves a claim to the chief minister’s post. The comments came in response to SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappally Natesan’s statement that Chennithala is the most deserving Congress leader to become chief minister. “In my personal view, such statements should have been avoided,” the Congress state president said.On Congress’ candidate selection, Sudhakaran refrained from revealing details, stating, “If Congress begins discussions about the upcoming elections and candidacy, the media will be the first to know.” In a separate comment, Sudhakaran accused CPM central committee member A Vijayaraghavan of being part of a “BJP-CPM conspiracy” with his statement on the Congress’ victory in Wayanad in the Lok Sabha by-election.
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