KOTTAYAM: Not concerned about the two-leaf symbol in Pala by-election, says UDF candidate Jose Tom Pulikunnel. Talking to the media, he said that winning is assured even if contested with the picture of K.M. Mani as the symbol.

“I am not adamant about contesting in the two-leaf symbol. The party is not ready to bow to anyone in the name of two leaf symbol. The voters in Pala will decide the successor of K.M. Mani. I’m not even eligible to be mentioned in the same sentence as him”, Jose said.

Jose Tom began his political life through KSC. He is a confidant of Mani family and syndicate member of the MG University. A former Panchayat President in Meenachal, Jose Tom Pulikunnel is an advocate at the Pala BAR and the state secretary of Kerala Congress.