THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: UDF convenor M M Hassan has said that the Elathur assembly seat was given to NCK and it could not be taken back. He also added that if the seat is to be taken back then NCK should give it up and then other discussions on who should contest will take place. Only in such a case, a Congress candidate will contest in Elathur.

M K Raghavan MP should not have made an open remark on the state leadership’s decision. A responsible person like party MP should have complained before the UDF leadership.

Senior leaders of the party including M K Raghavan are disappointed over the party’s decision to leave the Elathur seat to NCK. They have openly said that they won’t support Sulfakir Mayuri under any circumstance. They have also demanded to make the substitute candidate Dinesh Mani as UDF’s official candidate from Elathur, replacing Sulfakir Mayuri.