
INL factions claim majority support
The Hindu
Show of strength on the cards
A day after the split in the Indian National League (INL), the two party factions were busy ensuring the support of party workers and leaders. Following a scuffle between party workers in Kochi, leaders of the two factions expelled each other on Sunday and also claimed the support of party workers and leaders. Dismissing reports of split in the organisation, the faction led by general secretary Kasim Irrikur maintained that the “Koduvally gang” and State president A.P. Abdul Wahab had been ousted. The party national president expelled Mr. Wahab and seven others and there was no split in the party, he said.
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