Thiruvananthapuram: Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) general secretary Sheikh P. Harris said that M. V. Shreyams Kumar has been elected the party secretary in a referendum held before the party’s central leadership.
In a press release, Sheikh P. Harris said that the decision was reached in a meeting attended by Arun Srivastava, representative of the party’s central leadership. Sheikh P. Harris pointed out that the party’s central leadership do not have the authority to remove a state president who was legally and democratically elected.
Such actions are not ideal at a time while the party is performing well under the leadership of Shreyams Kumar, the general secretary said.
Sheikh P. Harris said that the Kerala unit of LJD unanimously rejected the party central leadership’s decision and added that the party’s state unit will move forward unanimously under the leadership of Shreyams Kumar.
