Congress leadership may be in a dilemma over whom to promote, son or daughter

Senior Congress leader K.Karunakaran has fired another salvo against the present organisational elections of the party in Kerala. He does not approve of the ‘farce’. Someone is trying to corner the party. Whether the cornering is done by Oommen Chandy and Ramesh Chennithala or either one severally has not been clarified.

Karunakaran would meet the High Command once again and then decide about the future course of action. That means there may be one more visit of the veteran to Delhi to call on Sonia Gandhi.

Karunakaran has said it in black and white. But suppose the party reveals all the developments, it may be causing confusion.

These days his son, K.Muraleedharan, and daughter, Padmaja, have been in different camps. Karunakaran wants plum posts for both. But apparently, Padmaja is not amenable to offering much to Muraleedharan.

And Padmaja has grown to lead a coterie of her own. What can the party do in the circumstances? Maybe, take both the children and give them their due.