The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has instituted an internal enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the “disconcerting” leak of a private telephone conversation, which resulted in the exit of former Thiruvananthapuram District Congress Committee (DCC) president Palode Ravi, a party veteran, on the charge of broadcasting a bleak view of the Congress’ prospects in the upcoming local body elections and the 2026 Assembly polls.
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, KPCC disciplinary committee chairperson, will head the inquiry.
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A Congress insider said the KPCC was concerned about whether the episode signalled the resurgence of factional feuding with an eye on organisational posts ahead of the party’s reorganisation exercise before the local body polls.
One-off incident
