The imbroglio over a change of guard in the Vaikom municipality appears no way near the end with councillors of the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) approaching the State leadership of the Congress in two groups.
The councillors who oppose and support present chairperson Radhika Shyam have sent separate letters to Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Sudhakaran, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan, and senior Congress leaders from the district. With no intervention forthcoming, a section of councillors even travelled to Thiruvananthapuram to meet the leaders.
While a section demands that Ms. Shyam resign immediately from the post, the faction supporting her is of the view that she has got six more months in office. Despite interventions by the District Congress Committee, a consensus is yet to be arrived at.
