KPCC president has the last word on party affairs, says Satheesan

‘Congress will see a change in its organisational set-up within six months’

Solidly backing Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly V.D. Satheesan has said that the aim of the party leadership is to make the Congress into a semi-cadre political outfit. Replying to questions at a news conference here on Friday, Mr. Satheesan said that the style of functioning in the Congress was changing and that the KPCC president would have the last word on organisational matters. “I am only the Leader of the Opposition. I will not talk about organisational matters without being assigned by the KPCC president,” he said. He said the Congress party would see a change in organisational set-up within six months. None was opposed to organisational elections. However , it was up to the party high command to fix a schedule for the purpose, Mr. Satheesan said, adding that Congress leaders should restrict themselves from airing public comments.