Many Congress leaders have reportedly told VD Satheesan and KPCC chief Sudhakaran that Pinarayi Vijayan attacked Oommen Chandy personally and not just politically, therefore he should be part of the condolence meeting.
Ramesh Chennithala, the current Leader of Opposition in Kerala State Legislative Assembly first became a state minister at the young age of 28 in 1986: a rarity in politics of yore where veterans ruled the roost.
An aspirant to the chief minister’s post for a while, Ramesh Ramakrishnan Nair, known as Chennithala from his birthplace in Kerala, is a shrewd politician who rose through the Congress ranks in a short span.
Chennithala s rivalry with veteran Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ooomen Chandy has been reported by various media outlets over the years, but the opposition leader trained as a lawyer always got prime cabinet posts whenever UDF led by Congress is in power in Kerala, which signifies his hold over the party reins.