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Antony not to contest Lok Sabha polls: Congress

Thiruvananthapuram: Defence minister AK Antony will not contest the Lok Sabha polls from Kerala, a senior Congress leader said on Sunday.Addressing reporters here, Congress' Kerala unit president VM Sudheeran said Antony, a Rajya Sabha member,

"We will be meeting again on Tuesday and today's (Sunday) meeting did not discuss any names. We have asked our district committee' to come out with their opinion on candidates," said Sudheeran.

He also said they will soon have their first round of talks with the Revolutionary Socialist Party, which has left the Left Democratic Front Saturday after being denied the Kollam Lok Sabha seat.

"There are not going to be any preconditions for the talks," said Sudheeran.

He also made it clear that at no cost would the party tolerate any sort of indiscipline by its party workers and leaders.