Wayalaying of Keralam CM: K.V. Thomas flays action against Cong. leader
Former Congress leader draws parallel with K. Karunakaran’s handling of a similar incident involving Congress workers
Former Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan is being criticized by K.V. Thomas, a former Congress leader, for the police's action against a local Congress leader, Anilkumar, alias Chenthi Anil. Thomas alleges that Satheesan's party worker was arrested for protesting against him and raising questions about the severity of the situation.
Thomas draws parallels between Anilkumar's arrest and an earlier incident involving then Chief Minister K. Karunakaran, questioning the extent of the action taken against Anilkumar. He also reminds Satheesan that he is both the Chief Minister and a Congress leader. Thomas recalls a clash between Congress supporters and plainclothes policemen during a religious harmony event in Ernakulam, attended by Karunakaran, Oommen Chandy, and other senior Congress leaders, when he was its president.
The event was organized by the Ernakulam District Congress Committee and had to be dispersed after supporters of reformist groups deliberately created a ruckus. Thomas quotes Karunakaran stating that no need to register a case as all those involved are Congress workers. The incident occurred when Anilkumar, a former member of the Thiruvananthapuram District Congress Committee, allegedly blocked Satheesan's convoy for refusing to attend the Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti celebrations planned at Chenthi.
Anilkumar was subsequently expelled from the party on August 29, 2026, following the incident on August 28, 2026.
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