
Uncertainty over DCC chief deepens in Kottayam
The Hindu
KPCC bid for support for a person above groups fails
As the Congress high command is finalising the list of new District Congress Committee presidents in Kerala, the party unit in Kottayam appears to be on the knife edge in the absence of a consensus on who should get the job. According to sources, the party leadership is considering a handful of leaders for the post after attempts by K.Sudhakaran, president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, to build support for a person above group equations collapsed. The names that came up for consideration during the initial consultations were that of Eugene Thomas, Nattakom Suresh, Jomon Aikkara, and Philson Mathews.
The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












