Thiruvananthapuram: Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy yesterday failed to turn up for a crucial political affairs committee (PAC) meeting of the Congress party here, and senior Congress leaders were hard put to explain his absence.
State Congress president V.M. Sudheeran played down the absence, stating that Chandy was busy. "There are no issues in our party, and Chandy expressed his inability to take part in today's meeting citing other engagements. He has been called up by party vice president Rahul Gandhi and they will meet on Monday in Delhi," Sudheeran said. The political affairs committee of the party is the highest state level party body. In the meeting those close to Chandy defended his absence, while those not in his faction, including Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson P.J. Kurian and senior leader P.C. Chacko, pointed out that it was not fair for him to keep away from the meeting.
