
LDF brings back showstopper to breach IUML citadel
The Hindu
The LDF changed its candidate in Tirurangadi with the objective of exploiting the displeasure brewing among a section in the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) over K.P.A. Majeed’s candidacy there.
The CPI’s official candidate Ajith Kolady had already begun electioneering in Tirurangadi for the LDF when a section within the IUML raised a banner of protest against Mr. Majeed. Making a calculated move, the LDF replaced Mr. Kolady with an Independent candidate Niyas Pulikkalakath. Currently the chairman of the Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation Ltd (SIDCO), Mr. Pulikkalakath had proved himself to be a showstopper against IUML’s incumbent P.K. Abdu Rabb in 2016. He had given jitters to Mr. Rabb in the IUML citadel when he narrowed down the latter’s lead to 6,043 from 30,208 in the 2011 Assembly elections.More Related News