Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Congress MLA Invites Predecessor to Inaugurate Kerala Bridge
A new bridge was opened in the Poojar area of Kerala.
The project was approved when Sebastian Kulathunkal was the local MLA.
His MLA asset fund provided Rs 80 lakh for the bridge.
Later, Sebastian M J became the MLA after defeating Kulathunkal in the Assembly election.
Instead of opening the bridge himself, Sebastian invited Kulathunkal to do it.
Sebastian said the former MLA deserved the credit because he arranged the money.
Kulathunkal formally inaugurated the bridge.
The two politicians also cut the ribbon together.
Sebastian’s name was not put on the foundation stone.
Congress MLA Sebastian M J invited former MLA Sebastian Kulathunkal to inaugurate the Erumely-Amakunnu bridge.
The bridge was sanctioned when Kulathunkal represented Poojar and received Rs 80 lakh from his MLA asset fund.
Sebastian said Kulathunkal deserved full credit because he had allocated the project funding.
Kulathunkal formally inaugurated the bridge, while both politicians jointly cut the ribbon.
Sebastian’s name was omitted from the foundation stone in another gesture of political courtesy.
- Who
- Poojar MLA Sebastian M J of the Congress and his predecessor, Sebastian Kulathunkal of Kerala Congress (M) and the LDF.
- What
- The Erumely-Amakunnu bridge was inaugurated by Kulathunkal after Sebastian invited him and credited him for securing its funding.
- When
- The inauguration was reported on September 19 and took place on a Friday; Kulathunkal served as MLA from 2021 to 2026.
- Where
- The Erumely-Amakunnu bridge in Poojar, also rendered Poonjar, in Kottayam, Kerala.
- Why
- Sebastian said Kulathunkal deserved recognition because the project was sanctioned and funded during his tenure.
- Project
- Erumely-Amakunnu bridge
- Location
- Poojar/Poonjar, Kottayam, Kerala
- Funding
- Rs 80 lakh from the MLA asset fund
- Former MLA
- Sebastian Kulathunkal
- Sitting MLA
- Sebastian M J of the Congress
- Political affiliations
- Kulathunkal was associated with Kerala Congress (M) and the LDF; Sebastian M J represents the Congress
- Inauguration
- Kulathunkal formally inaugurated the bridge, and both MLAs jointly cut the ribbon
- Foundation stone
- Sebastian M J’s name was not engraved
