Youth Congress state general secretary EP Rajeev has lashed out at charity worker and UDF's candidate in Thavanur Firoz Kunnumparambil. In his Facebook post, Rajeev wrote that he was not someone who did public work after receiving money from someone else. He also stated that he serves the public using the money he earned through hard work.
EP Rajeev also wrote that Firoz tried to portray him as a "Sanghi" for speaking out the truth. Rajeev had lashed out at Firoz Kunnumparambil's candidature in Thavanur during the district conference of the Youth Congress. Following this, the supporters of Firoz Kunnumparambil came down heavily on Rajeev.