Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday reiterated his stand that he did not want to pitch for any position in the party, including that of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president.
Scotching reports about the possibility of he being made KPCC president, Mr. Chandy said in New Delhi that he had informed the party high command of his disinterest in holding party positions.
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Meets Rahul
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Mr. Chandy is reported to have informed All India Congress Committee vice president Rahul Gandhi of his stand when he met the latter on Thursday as part of the party high command’s consultation exercise ahead of organisational elections.
Mr. Chandy told mediapersons in New Delhi that there was no such situation that warranted a change in his stand, which was taken against the backdrop of the party’s drubbing in the Assembly elections.
Mr. Chandy, however, said he would not keep off active politics.
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Mr. Chandy said he favoured the consensus route to KPCC president selection. However, it was for the party high command to take a final call.
Deserving person
Former KPCC president V.M. Sudheeran, who too was invited for talks, shared his views with Mr. Gandhi. Later he told mediapersons that he had urged the party high command to select the most deserving person for the front-line leadership.
Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala had met Mr. Gandhi the other day.