He added that political murders in the state would end the day the CPI-M rejects the politics of murder.
Former state PWD minister and senior CPI-M leader and G Sudhakaran and former civil supplies minister and senior CPI leader C Divakaran participated in the event held at the Congress headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram.
Amid reports of change of leadership in the Kerala Congress, a section of the party leaders have come out in support of the continuance K Sudhakaran as chief of the state unit of the party.
He said the Congress must look beyond its committed voter base for the 2026 Kerala assembly elections. “If they fail to do that, the party would find itself in the opposition for a third consecutive term,” Tharoor warned.
In a sharp editorial on Monday, Veekshanam daily, the Congress party’s mouthpiece in Kerala, took an indirect swipe at party MP Shashi Tharoor for his praise of the state’s startup sector.
Tharoor shared a Facebook post commemorating slain Youth Congress activists Kripesh and Sarath Lal, who were killed in Periya, Kasaragod.
Sudhakaran criticized Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s government for exaggerating its industrial progress, claiming that the so-called breakthroughs primarily include small businesses like chicken shops.
Tharoor highlighted the Congress party's commendable performance under the leadership of KPCC President K Sudhakaran during both the Lok Sabha elections and bypolls, emphasizing there is no justification for his removal.
V K Sreekandan said the Congress is welcoming all the disgruntled BJP councilors, including the mayor as the people's representatives cannot continue in the BJP.
Congress state general secretary M Liju informed that Sarin had been expelled from the primary membership of the Congress party.
