The commotion at a recent commemorative meeting for Oommen Chandy in Thiruvananthapuram was orchestrated by a faction within the Congress that is opposed to the former Chief Minister, Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener E.P. Jayarajan has alleged.
He was opening a people’s convention organised by the LDF here on Thursday in protest against the violence in Manipur.
Mr. Jayarajan alleged that their intention was to disrespect Oommen Chandy. “What were the Congress leaders and activists doing at the meeting? The written speech delivered by [Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president] K. Sudhakaran there was inappropriate. Slogans were raised when Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan spoke,” he said. Mr. Jayarajan said that no other leader who spoke at the event received such a response. Even then, Mr. Vijayan handled the situation in a matured way, Mr. Jayarajan pointed out.
