State panel berth row: CPM leaves Padmakumar's remarks untouched

Upset with exclusion

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Pathanamthitta

AMID controversy over CPM district secretariat member A Padmakumar publicly expressing his dissatisfaction for not getting a berth in the party's state committee, it was reported that the CPM Pathanamthitta district committee meeting on Wednesday did not discuss anything related to his remarks.

Following the meeting, district secretary Raju Abraham told reporters that such discussions usually occur in meetings attended by state committee leaders or under the guidance of state leadership. "We have already informed the state secretary about the incident. However, we have not received any directions in the matter," said Raju.