The schism within the State unit of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has deepened with no truce in sight between the warring factions.
An attempt by NCP chief Sharad Pawar to resolve the growing discord between Kuttanad MLA Thomas K. Thomas and State president P.C. Chacko over the appointment of party Alappuzha district president yielded no breakthrough.
Mr. Thomas has been at loggerheads with Mr. Chacko over the latter’s ‘autocratic style’ of running the party. The infighting took a turn for the worse after Mr. Chacko appointed Sadath Hameed as the party Alappuzha district president. Mr. Thomas openly opposed the decision and lashed out at the State president for interfering in his home district. He wanted to retain N. Santhosh Kumar in the post and nominated him for another term.
