Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Mullappally Urges Swift KPCC Reshuffle Amid Leadership Stagnation
Mullappally Ramachandran wants the Congress party in Kerala to appoint a full-time state president soon.
The current KPCC president, Sunny Joseph, is also serving as electricity minister.
Ramachandran said this has made party work slow for almost three months.
He said the party should choose one of its other capable leaders.
He also supported the idea that one person should not hold two important posts.
Ramachandran said the Kerala government was working well and delivering its promises.
He did not want to discuss the earlier disagreement over P V Anvar and the Beypore election.
He also said decisions about boards and corporations would be made soon.
Mullappally Ramachandran urged Congress leadership to quickly complete the KPCC reshuffle.
He said the party in Kerala had been stagnant for nearly three months.
Ramachandran called for a full-time KPCC president and backed “one man, one post.”
He said K C Venugopal was expected to decide soon and that capable leaders were available.
He praised the UDF government’s performance while declining to revisit the Beypore election dispute.
- Who
- Senior Congress leader Mullappally Ramachandran, KPCC president Sunny Joseph, and AICC general secretary K C Venugopal are central to the remarks.
- What
- Ramachandran urged Congress leadership to expedite the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee reshuffle and appoint a full-time president.
- When
- The remarks were made on Friday; Ramachandran said the government had completed 101 days in office.
- Where
- Kozhikode, Kerala.
- Why
- Ramachandran said Congress activities had remained nearly stagnant for about three months because the KPCC lacked a full-time president.
Full-Time Leadership Advocates
Government Performance Defenders
Need for a full-time KPCC president
Full-Time Leadership Advocates
Mullappally Ramachandran said the Congress in Kerala had been nearly stagnant for three months and urgently needed a full-time president.
Government Performance Defenders
Ramachandran also said there was no logic in blaming the lack of a full-time party president for any coordination issues because the government was functioning well.
One person, one post
Full-Time Leadership Advocates
Ramachandran favoured giving the KPCC post to another capable leader rather than retaining a leader who also holds a ministerial position.
Government Performance Defenders
The article does not report a direct opposing statement, but Sunny Joseph continues to serve as both KPCC president and electricity minister while the reshuffle remains pending.
- Speaker
- Mullappally Ramachandran
- Organization
- Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)
- Current KPCC president
- Sunny Joseph, who is also serving as electricity minister
- Requested change
- A full-time KPCC president and completion of the party reshuffle
- Expected decision-maker
- K C Venugopal, AICC general secretary in charge of the organisation
- Time cited
- 101 days since the government assumed power; nearly three months of alleged party stagnation
- Other pending issue
- Appointments to boards and corporations are under discussion