KOTTAYAM: Jose K Mani has made moves to disqualify panchayat members of all the three tiers, who after winning under the two leaves symbol, defected to Joseph side. He intends to compel those who defected to joseph side to come back to Kerala Congress(M) as panchayat polls are around the corner. The final decision on the possible course of action will be taken after the meeting of district leaders, which is to be held today.

Sources say that a list of defectors will be prepared and time will be given to them to come back to the party fold and action will be taken against the non-conformists. Jose faction expects that those legislators who can’t contest under Joseph group will flock to Kerala Congress(M)

Meanwhile, district president of Kerala Congress(M) Sunny Thekkedom has filed a police complaint against Saji Manjakadamban demanding to take legal action against Saji for propagating the false information in social media and in other public platforms, that he is the district president of the party. However, Saji has responded that the complaint is baseless and he had asked Sunny to publicise the letter of Jose K Mani appointing Sunny as district president of the party.