THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A meeting called to assess the preparation for the coming Lok Sabha elections went awry in the Thiruvananthapuram DCC office. DCC general secretary Thampanoor Satheesh accused the personal secretary of MP Sashi Tharoor of manhandling him.

The incident happened after a meeting held in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency. Satheesh stopped Sashi Tharoor’s staff from attending the meeting which started a scuffle. The PS of Tharoor called the move a scheming one to distance Tharoor from the public. Later, Praveen who also includes in team Tharoor came to question the move which ended in a fight. It was only after the involvement of many leaders that the fight quelled.

According to Thampanoor Satheesh: Tharoor came to the meeting with 15 Gundas. He asked such members to not enter the meeting. Tharoor was visibly irked and was seen scribbling something on his phone. After the meeting, Tharoor left the place but his staff members stopped me and questioned me slowly resulting in a fight. If Tharoor distances away from taking action against them, no one will enter the campaigning work if he is made the candidate again.

In another meeting held in Kazhakkoottam constituency, the congress leaders accused the MP office of turning a den of Tharoor’s personal staff and cronies.