Pinarayi was praised in New Kerala assembly, defying ban; AV Gopinath suspended by Congress

Thiruvananthapuram – AV Gopinath, former MLA and member of Peringottukurissi panchayat, who participated in the Navakerala meeting in violation of the party ban, has been suspended from the primary membership of the Congress. Gopinath, who attended the New Kerala meeting, praised Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Left government. Gopinath described the New Kerala audience as the most daring step taken by the Chief Minister to hold a dialogue with the people.

Gopinath along with the district secretary of the CPM came to the morning meeting held at the auditorium in Ramanathapuram, Palakkad on Saturday. Gopinath responded that when the government meets the people, it gives an opportunity to bring some issues of Palakkad district to the Chief Minister’s attention, and that is why he came.

Gopinath said that there is no politics in coming with CPM district secretary and he is his soul friend. Gopinath explained that he is a staunch Congressman and wants to stay in the Congress. League women’s leader Subaida also came to the New Kerala audience. But the league leaders said that Subaida was expelled from the party.