C R Kesavan, the great-grandson of India’s first governor-general C Rajagpalachari, on Thursday resigned from the primary membership of the Congress and as a trustee of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee Charitable Trust, saying he has not seen any vestige of the values that made him work for the party for over two decades.
In a letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Kesavan said he could no longer in good conscience say he concurred with what the party symbolised, stood for, nor seek to propagate. ”That is why I had recently declined an organisational responsibility at the national level and also refrained from participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra.”
Kesavan, who had joined the Congress in 2001, said over a period of time, he felt that the approach and the attitude of the party were neither constructive nor concrete. “I have been a member of the Congress party for the last 22 years, but unfortunately, over a period of time, I feel in Congress, the attitude and approach were neither constructive nor concrete. The values which I worked for have changed,” he said.
He said there would be speculation about him joining another party but to set the record, he had not spoken to anybody and did not know what would unfold.
”I will endeavour in good faith to resolutely serve our country through a political platform. It will be one where I can continue to steadfastly uphold the integrity and ideals of public life, instilled and defended by the founding fathers and mothers of our great nation and my great grandfather C Rajagopalachari,” he added.