Archive · 18 Jul 2026
KC Venugopal Urges Naming Vizhinjam Port After Oommen Chandy
KC Venugopal, a leader in the Congress party, spoke at a memorial event for Oommen Chandy, a former Chief Minister of Kerala.
He suggested that the Vizhinjam International Seaport should be named after Oommen Chandy because Chandy had a big role in making the port project happen.
Venugopal also talked about how Chandy was a great public servant who listened to people's problems and worked to solve them.
He mentioned that Chandy's way of governing, which was very open and honest, was liked by the people.
This helped the Congress party win the recent elections.
Chandy's son, Chandy Oommen, also spoke and asked people to avoid controversies during the memorial event.
KC Venugopal urged the Kerala government to name the Vizhinjam International Seaport after Oommen Chandy.
Venugopal highlighted Chandy's vision and contributions to the port project.
Chandy's transparent governance practices included CCTV cameras and live telecasting of the Chief Minister's Office.
The UDF's victory in the recent Assembly election was influenced by public appreciation of Chandy's governance style.
Chandy Oommen, Chandy's son, appealed to keep controversies away from the memorial event.
- Who
- KC Venugopal, AICC General Secretary
- What
- Urged naming Vizhinjam Port after Oommen Chandy
- When
- During the third death anniversary memorial meeting
- Where
- Puthuppally, Kottayam, Kerala
- Why
- To honor Oommen Chandy's vision and contributions to the port project
Congress Party Supporters
Kerala Government
Naming the Port
Congress Party Supporters
The port should be named after Oommen Chandy to honor his vision and contributions.
Kerala Government
The government has not yet publicly committed to naming the port after Oommen Chandy.
- Location
- Puthuppally, Kottayam, Kerala
- Event
- Memorial meeting for Oommen Chandy
- Speaker
- KC Venugopal, AICC General Secretary
- Port Project
- Vizhinjam International Seaport
- Public Service
- Oommen Chandy's mass contact programme interacted with 12.5 lakh people
- Governance
- Chandy's transparent governance practices included CCTV cameras and live telecasting of the Chief Minister's Office
- Election
- UDF's victory influenced by public appreciation of Chandy's governance style