Congress ousts Mambaram Divakaran
The Hindu
On charge of breaching party discipline
Senior leader Mambaram Divakaran has been expelled from the Congress party.
The action is taken for violating party discipline. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary T.U. Radhakrishnan made the announcement.
Mr. Divakaran, who is the current president of the Thalassery Indira Gandhi Cooperative Hospital Society, is contesting against the official panel of the Congress, approved by the Kannur District Congress Committee. The party said this was a serious breach of discipline.
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