Kannur: Congress leader KV Thomas attended the seminar organised in connection with the 23rd CPM party congress here on Saturday. Welcoming Thomas, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hailed him for showing the courage to attend the seminar even after the High Command restricted him. 

“KV Thomas was invited as a congress leader as he is still a congressman. He was warned by the high command not to attend the seminar but he accepted our invitation courageously. We knew nothing would happen. Nothing will happen to him” said Pinarayi Vijayan.

CPM leader MV Jayarajan said, “When many congressmen refused to attend the seminar, KV Thomas had the guts to attend it.”

He also commented that even the congressmen hate KPCC chief K Sudhakaran.

KV Thomas was welcomed to the seminar with a ceremonial shawl and a portrait of Jesus.

The attendees welcomed the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, the chief guest of the seminar with a loud round of applause. The national seminar was on the topic “Centre-state relationship’. CPM State Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan presided over the function.