Senior Congress leader to contest for CPI-M in Kerala?
Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI-M continues to spring surprises as they appear to have roped in senior Congress leader Phillipose Thomas to contest Kerala's Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat for them."I will be meeting all of you tomorrow
"This is no surprise to me because for a few weeks this was in the air. Thomas's family has close relations with a former Lok Sabha member and a CPI-M fellow traveller and the first round of talks for this took place. The deal for his switching sides was finalised by a very senior CPI-M former minister clinched the deal," a senior party leader from Pathanamthitta told IANS.
The CPI-M had Wednesday finalised the decision to field popular comedian and character artiste Innocent from Chalakudy and also former Gujarat IAS official and former secretary to then president Prathiba Patel.
The CPI-M had Wednesday finalised the decision to field popular comedian and character artiste Innocent from Chalakudy and also former Gujarat IAS official and former secretary to then president Prathiba Patel.