Dissident Kerala Congress (M) member and former Government Chief Whip
P.C.George has resigned his membership of the Kerala Assembly.
P C George, who has been waging a battle of sorts with the party
leadership , by seeking Finance Minister K.M. Mani's resignation, handed
over his resignation letter to Speaker N. Sakthan a while ago.
P C George said his resignation letter should take effect immediately
as, under the relevant rules, resignation letters written in front of
the Speaker and handed over, would take effect immediately.
Sixty-four year old P C George,has been an outspoken critic of Mr. Mani
for most part of his political career, but was accommodated in the KC(M)
and made KC(M) vice-chairman. Mr. Mani had made him the Government
Chief Whip, a post carrying Cabinet rank, sidelining some of his closest
allies and senior leaders of the party.
For several months now, P C George has been working closely with the
Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF).
P C George has also been working on
reviving his Kerala Congress (Secular) which, he hopes, to take into the
LDF as a constituent. In the just concluded local government elections,
he had allied with the LDF and reaped rich dividends.
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