Sudhakaran criticises Satheesan for Onam dinner with CM amid row over police assault 

Congress MP and former KPCC president K. Sudhakaran on Saturday said it was inappropriate for Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan to attend an Onam dinner hosted by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan while protests were intensifying over the police assault on a Youth Congress leader at Kunnamkulam.

Speaking to reporters in Kannur, Mr. Sudhakaran said, “If it were me, I would not have done so.” He added that the meeting sent out the wrong message at a time when the Chief Minister, who also holds the Home portfolio, faced criticism over the assault.

The remark came against the backdrop of a footage showing Youth Congress leader Sujith being brutally beaten inside the Kunnamkulam police station. It had sparked widespread condemnation and protests across the State.