THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: New KPCC president K Sudhakaran would assume office at party headquarters only next week.
Sudhakaran, who met the outgoing president Mullappally Ramachandran on Wednesday, has also called on Congress MLAs.
Sources close to Sudhakaran said he would leave for Kannur on Thursday and after attending a series of programmes on his home turf, he would return to the capital next week to officially begin his new role.
Meanwhile in a series of interactions with the media, Sudhakaran reiterated that for Congress in Kerala, its main opponent was CPM and not BJP.
“In national politics, BJP is the main foe.
But political reality is different in Kerala.
Here BJP is weak.
It hasn’t grown here.
My first fight is against Communist fascism that rules the state.
Fascist Communists have slain a number of Congress workers and it still denies organizational rights to others,” he added.
Soon after Congress announced Sudhakaran’s appointment as the party chief in Kerala, CPM leaders raised allegations against Sudhakaran that he was soft on BJP and may even switch over to that party.
“CPM politburo member MA Baby or anyone who raises questions over my political integrity should clarify on what basis they made wild allegations.
It shows their cowardice and worry,” he said.
MP K Muraleedharan expressed happiness over the setback faced by the political groups led by Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala.