Kannur, Oct 28: Terming the A K Antony government in Kerala as a 'sinking ship’, Congress (S) today said Congress leader K Karunakaran's 'efforts to dislodge' the Chief Minister would only pave way for a better government by ending the worst ever political crisis faced by the state. 'Antony government, which has completely failed to provide an able administration, has lost its constitutional and political mandate to rule the state and the campaign by Karunakaran led 'I' faction against the Chief Minister is the right step to save the people,' party chief Kadannappally Ramachandran told a press conference here. Maintaining that Karunakaran's 'softening' of stand on CPI-M assumed greater significance in the present political scenario of the state, he said Chief Minister A K Antony, on the other hand, had 'succumbed' to Sangh Parivar outfits by acceeding to most of their demands in the process of Marad rehabilitation. He alleged that Antony government had lost faith of the general public and even ruling UDF constituents would not support it for its 'overall failure' in addressing various issues facing the state. 'Instead of sticking to power on mere technical grounds, the Chief Minister should tender his resignation in the wake of recent political developments,' Ramachandran said.

Asked if there was a possibility of a merger between Congress(S )and the faction led by K Karunakaran, he said 'time was not ripe to arrive at a decision in this regard and all will depend on how future political developments take shape.'

Bureau Report