Chennai June 24: Simmering factionalism in the TNCC reared its ugly head today with 16 of the 31 members of the Kamaraj centenary celebration committee boycotting a meeting called by the AICC general secretary Kamal Nath to discuss the arrangements for the celebrations scheduled on July 15. All those who boycotted are supporters of G K Vasan, AICC secretary, who himself is a member of the committee, also did not attend the meeting.

Admitting that there were differences among the partymen in the state, Kamal Nath told reporters that his party, which was a 'large party' would have such differences.
"I know how to solve the differences. I need not say to the press openly", he said when asked what was his solution to eradicate groupism in the state unit. He said everybody had complete faith in AICC president Sonia Gandhi and it would not a big problem for him to sort out differences.

He said some of the members of the celebration committee had met him in a hotel, where he was staying, and expressed their 'inability' to attend the meeting. He had a free and frank discussions with them, he said.
The TNCC would finalise the date and venue of the centenary celebrations function to be attended by the Congress president Sonia Gandhi in three or four days. Bureau Report