Posted 12/24/2023, 12:53:15 PM
After 5 Decades With Congress, Veteran Kerala Leader C Raghunath Defects to BJP
- Congress veteran C Raghunath has ended his 5-decade association with the party and joined BJP
- Raghunath was a former Kannur DCC general secretary and contested against CM Pinarayi Vijayan in last Assembly polls
- He expressed disillusionment with Congress, saying its genetic makeup now is very different from the old INC
- A close aide of KPCC president Sudhakaran, Raghunath had stepped back from Congress events for months
- He clarified he will continue to be active in Kannur district politics