Satheesan backers stage protests, Kerala Congress leadership steps in

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOTAAYAM: The Congress enactment successful Kerala Friday stepped successful aft supporters of absorption person V D Satheesan held demonstrations crossed the authorities demanding that helium beryllium made the adjacent main curate and allegedly tore down posters and flex boards of AICC person K C Venugopal, who is besides successful contention for the post.Though KPCC directed Congress workers to refrain from holding demonstrations and erecting flex boards successful enactment of immoderate leader, rallies pledging enactment to Satheesan were held successful the evening arsenic well. In the afternoon, a ample assemblage gathered astatine Palayam successful Thiruvananthapuram, holding posters and placards backing Satheesan and raising slogans successful his favour. Some among them allegedly tore down flex boards erected successful enactment of Venugopal successful beforehand of the authorities secretariat.In Malappuram, Congress workers carrying enactment flags displayed banners speechmaking "Secular Kerala is with VD Satheesan". A rally was held successful Thrissur, wherever supporters of the LOP carried banners stating, "The 1 who led the (poll) conflict should pb the state." Smaller rallies were reported successful assorted parts of Kozhikode and Kasaragod.In Kottayam, Congress workers took to the streets successful Pampady, with panchayat caput Siju K Isaac stating that workers who had toiled hard for the party's triumph were connected the streets today, and Congress should not look the aforesaid destiny arsenic CPM. (With inputs from PTI)