Had something gone wrong, I know what awaited me, says Satheesan

Remark draws laughs at PAC meet, which also criticises trend of giving sobriquets to leaders

- K S SREEJITH @T'Puram

EVEN as the credit for the Nilambur by-election victory continues to be a point of contention within the state Congress, a confident Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan said on Friday that he was aware of the pitfalls in the event of a loss.

"The victory is good and is an achievement. However, if something had gone terribly wrong, I know what would have happened (to me)...," Satheesan trailed off, amid the laughter of leaders, at the three-hour Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting at Indira Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram that had national leaders K C Venugopal and Deepa Dasmunshi too in attendance.

The Leader of Opposition was referring to his statement during the campaign that the credit for a UDF win goes to all while the responsibility in the case of a defeat will lie solely with him.