Girl, who wins polls, kept away for SFI leader, sparks controversy

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Nominating a boy, an organization leader, instead of the girl who contested and won for the post of councilor in the college union elections, has sparked a controversy. The incident happened at Kattakkada Christian College coming under the Kerala University. It is alleged that this impersonation is aimed at bringing the student leader under the leadership of the university union.

The college union elections were held here on December 12. Aromal and Anagha of the SFI panel won the post of University Union Councilor (UUC). However, when the names of the councilors were given to the university from the college, instead of Anagha, the name of A Visakh, first year BSc student of the college, was there. Visakh is Kattakkada area secretary of SFI. A leading media reported that Visakh had not contested the college union elections.

The university office bearers are chosen by voting from among the UUCs elected from the colleges. Allegations are being raised that manipulation was done at the college level to make Visakh the chairman of the Kerala University Union. The election of university union office bearers is on May 26.

The college principal responded that as the girl who won as UUC expressed her willingness to resign, someone else’ name was suggested. However, it is hinted that the pressure of some leaders of CPM and SFI is behind the impersonation.

CPM's state and district leaderships and Kerala University have received complaints about impersonation.