<p>The unrest in the Congress in Kerala over the ongoing revamp continues as three leaders left the party over the last few weeks and two of them joined the CPI(M).</p>.<p>Kerala PCC former general secretary K P Anil Kumar announced his resignation on Tuesday, while P S Prasanth, a former secretary of Kerala PCC and a prominent local leader from Thiruvananthapuram, and A V Gopinath, a prominent leader from Palakkad district, resigned from the party over the last couple of weeks. Anil Kumar and Prasanth also joined the CPI(M).</p>.<p>CPM former state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan who formally welcomed Anil Kumar said that he would be given adequate consideration.</p>.<p>In a dramatic development, close on the heels of Anil Kumar convening a press conference to announce his decision, Kerala PCC president and Lok Sabha MP K Sudhakaran announced that Anil Kumar, who was placed under suspension from the party for openly flaying the leadership, was expelled from the primary membership of the party as the explanation he gave to the show cause notice was not satisfactory.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/sdpi-backs-left-front-in-kerala-local-body-1029986.html" target="_blank">SDPI backs left front in Kerala local body</a></strong></p>.<p>Both Anil Kumar and Prasanth had strongly flayed the party new state leadership comprising of Sudhakaran and opposition leader V D Satheesan as well as AICC general secretary K C Venugopal alleging that many in the party were being sidelines and new groups were being formed in the party. Anil Kumar alleged that Sudhakaran had planned on joining Sangh Parivar organisations and even mocked that Sudhakaran became the party's state president in the manner in which the Taliban captured Afghanistan.</p>.<p>Even as Gopinath also strongly flayed the party leadership, it is still trying to bring him back to the party considering his local support. The CPM has given welcome signs to him.</p>.<p>Congress in Kerala was witnessing serious internal issues following the selection of new district Congress committee presidents recently. Even senior leaders Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala had expressed their resentment for not consulting them before finalising the state leadership's proposal. But the party national leadership was firmly backing the new state leadership.</p>.<p>The party-state leadership was revamped following the setback faced by the party in the Assembly election. Groupism and selection of party office-bearers and candidates on the basis of loyalty to the party leaders rather than merit was the major allegation that the party had been facing in Kerala over the years.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from DH: </strong></p>
<p>The unrest in the Congress in Kerala over the ongoing revamp continues as three leaders left the party over the last few weeks and two of them joined the CPI(M).</p>.<p>Kerala PCC former general secretary K P Anil Kumar announced his resignation on Tuesday, while P S Prasanth, a former secretary of Kerala PCC and a prominent local leader from Thiruvananthapuram, and A V Gopinath, a prominent leader from Palakkad district, resigned from the party over the last couple of weeks. Anil Kumar and Prasanth also joined the CPI(M).</p>.<p>CPM former state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan who formally welcomed Anil Kumar said that he would be given adequate consideration.</p>.<p>In a dramatic development, close on the heels of Anil Kumar convening a press conference to announce his decision, Kerala PCC president and Lok Sabha MP K Sudhakaran announced that Anil Kumar, who was placed under suspension from the party for openly flaying the leadership, was expelled from the primary membership of the party as the explanation he gave to the show cause notice was not satisfactory.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/sdpi-backs-left-front-in-kerala-local-body-1029986.html" target="_blank">SDPI backs left front in Kerala local body</a></strong></p>.<p>Both Anil Kumar and Prasanth had strongly flayed the party new state leadership comprising of Sudhakaran and opposition leader V D Satheesan as well as AICC general secretary K C Venugopal alleging that many in the party were being sidelines and new groups were being formed in the party. Anil Kumar alleged that Sudhakaran had planned on joining Sangh Parivar organisations and even mocked that Sudhakaran became the party's state president in the manner in which the Taliban captured Afghanistan.</p>.<p>Even as Gopinath also strongly flayed the party leadership, it is still trying to bring him back to the party considering his local support. The CPM has given welcome signs to him.</p>.<p>Congress in Kerala was witnessing serious internal issues following the selection of new district Congress committee presidents recently. Even senior leaders Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala had expressed their resentment for not consulting them before finalising the state leadership's proposal. But the party national leadership was firmly backing the new state leadership.</p>.<p>The party-state leadership was revamped following the setback faced by the party in the Assembly election. Groupism and selection of party office-bearers and candidates on the basis of loyalty to the party leaders rather than merit was the major allegation that the party had been facing in Kerala over the years.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest videos from DH: </strong></p>
