Fissures in Congress in Thripunithura out in the open

UDF panel for ousting ‘I’ faction’s A.B. Sabu on disciplinary grounds

Fissures within the Congress in Thripunithura that had rumbled below the surface for long have come out in the open. The United Democratic Front (UDF) Assembly constituency committee that met on Thursday for post-election stocktaking unanimously passed a resolution demanding the ouster of Congress ‘I’ faction leader A.B. Sabu on disciplinary grounds. The meeting, attended among others by UDF candidate from Thripunithura K. Babu, accused Mr. Sabu of having sabotaged the UDF’s prospects during the campaign. “He held two press conferences, the latest just two days before the election, painting Mr. Babu as corrupt and declaring the contest to be between the BJP and the LDF. We even have voice clips of his phone calls campaigning against us. We will move the resolution before the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), which will issue notice to him,” said Babu Antony, chairman, UDF Thripunithura Assembly constituency committee. KPCC working president K.V. Thomas, however, said that he was not aware of the developments.