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The appointment of Youth Congress spokespersons was not to his knowledge; Shafi Parampil said that he had asked for the cancellation

Kozhikode: Youth Congress state president Shafi Parampil said that he was not aware of the appointment of Youth Congress spokespersons. The matter came to notice when the announcement was made yesterday. Shafi Parampil told the media that he contacted the National Committee as soon as the announcement was made and asked that this was not the right approach and that the decision should be quashed.

The complaint was reported to the National President of the Youth Congress and the General Secretary of the organization. The high criticism in the State Committee was communicated in the same spirit. Respecting the sentiment of the State Youth Congress, it was demanded that the list should be canceled as soon as possible.

Campaigns to the contrary are not correct. These appointments were made without the knowledge of the Youth Congress state leadership or the president. The state committee could not accept the appointment made without the knowledge of the state committee and demanded that the process of appointing the spokespersons be canceled. Shafi Parampil thanked the national leadership for taking action in the spirit of the state committee.

This is not a quick decision. According to the Media Communications Cell, the list was compiled as part of a more than a year long process. This election was not conducted by organizational elements. A special cell was set up to find young leaders. They were invited to apply online.

The appointment was made by a special cell. I do not know how the election will be conducted. But the state committee should know when appointing a state youth congress spokesperson. The National Committee was informed that this could not be accepted as per the organizational style of Kerala. Shafi Parampil said that with the cancellation of the list, the problem is now gone.

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These appointments are not based on the name written by any of the leaders. It is baseless to say that KC Venugopal is involved. This list has nothing to do with group issues in Kerala. Shafi Parampil also clarified that in case the list is canceled, the spokesperson will not comment on the merit of those appointed to the post. Children of leaders are neither worthy nor unworthy. There is nothing wrong with the children of leaders taking the lead through organizational activities. There is no consensus on coming to leadership through a detour. He has no part in it. On the contrary, there is no basis for propaganda.

The reason for canceling the list is the protest of the State Youth Congress. Shafi said he respects the leadership’s action. The Youth Congress has appointed Arjun Radhakrishnan, son of senior leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, as its spokesperson. Apart from Arjun Radhakrishnan, Athira Rajendran, Neetu Usha, Preethi and Denny Jose were the speakers. It was alleged that four of the five new spokespersons were not known to Youth Congress activists or leaders. The main allegation was that Arjun Radhakrishnan had no organizational experience. The list was frozen after the incident became controversial.

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