Dissident DIC(K) leaders support KC (Jacob)

Kochi, Sep 22 (UNI) Extending support to Kerala Congress (Jacob), dissident Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) Leader P T Abraham today said the ''autocratic policies'' of DIC(K) Leaders K Karunakaran and K Muraleedharan have brought the downfall of the party.

Addressing a press meet here, Mr Abraham said a group of party workers from Ernakulam District was supporting the KC(J) under the leadership of Former Minister T M Jacob as the leaders of the DIC(K) were ''following undemocratic policies.'' He claimed 19 members of the 38-member party district committee were supporting the KC(J).

Mr Abhraham said of 44 elected representatives in the local bodies of the district, 23 were supporting Mr Jacob.

A convention of the dissident DIC(K) leaders supporting Mr Jacob would be held on September 24 to chalk out future programmes, he added.

Rebel DIC(K) leaders William Poulose, K G Prushotaman, M Bava, Vincent Joseph and Lalu Varghese also attended the meet.

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