Congress launches peace mission in Pala
The Hindu
Sudhakaran, Satheesan reach out to various religious groups
Stewing over a perceived improvement in ties between the Catholic Church and the Bharatiya Janata Party in central Travancore subsequent to the narcotic jihad controversy, the Congress leadership has now reached out to various religious groups, including the Syro-Malabar Church, with an intention to broker peace.
The delegation, comprising Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K.Sudhakaran and Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan, kick-started the mission by visiting Metropolitan Archbishop Mar Joseph Perumthottam at Changanassery on Thursday morning. In the afternoon, Mr.Sudhakaran also met Mar Joseph Kallarangatt at the bishop’s house in Pala and Shamsuddeen Mannani Ilavupalam, Imam of the Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid.
Meanwhile, Mr. Satheesan also held a meeting with the bishop of the CSI Central Kerala diocese Malayil Sabu Koshi Cheriyan in Kottayam.