‘KC anti-merger group to be official Kerala Cong'

KOTTAYAM: Kerala Congress chairman P C Thomas Wednesday said the Election Commission has declared the anti-merger group of the party led by him to be the original party and the name has been included in its official document.


"After the merger of KC (Joseph) group with KC (Mani) we got the name of anti-merger group. The party was not approved by election officials, he told reporters here.


The name was approved by ECI after a complaint was filed with them, Thomas said.


He said the three-day state camp of the party would begin on June 23 at Bharanamganam in Pala, where the new name of the party would be formally announced.


He said the party has to wait for the next election to get a permanent symbol.