A hot-mic moment caught two top Congress leaders unaware and awarded ammunition to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to portray the Opposition party as riven with one-upmanship and jealousy at the helm.
The incident that has now permeated the State’s political debate occurred on September 8 in Kottayam. However, it figured in the mainstream media prominently only on September 20.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran and Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan had called a press conference to toast Chandy Oommen’s emphatic victory in the Puthuppally byelection.