THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KPCC President K Sudhakaran has clarified that he has not said that the UDF candidate for Puthupally by-election will be from the family of Oommen Chandy. He was responding to the question whether the candidate could be from Oommen Chandy's family. Sudhakaran stated in the press release that he meant to consult with Oommen Chandy's family while deciding the candidate.

"There will be no dispute in the party about who is the candidate. No discussion has been held in the party regarding the selection of the candidate", he said. Sudhakaran also requested the media not to give misleading news in this situation.

K Sudhakaran had said in the morning that the candidate in Puthupally will be from Oommen Chandy's family. Sudhakaran told the media that the party will accept the name suggested by the family and the family will decide whether it is a son or a daughter. He also demanded that the ruling party should show the propriety of avoiding competition. Earlier Cheriyan Philip had also raised the same demand. He said that Chandy Oommen has every right to be the successor of Oommen Chandy in Puthupally.