Senior Congress leaders expressed confidence that Kannur Lok Sabha MP K Sudhakaran would adhere to party diktats after an emotional post on his Facebook account.
Sudhakaran has been reportedly informed by KPCC chief Sunny Joseph that the party high command would take the final call on whether incumbent MPs should contest the assembly polls.
The central leadership of the party is likely to overrule the ideas of several MPs, including Sudhakaran, Adoor Prakash, and Shafi Parambil, harbouring hopes of returning to state politics.
Sudhakaran's Facebook post talked about his home district Kannur in an emotional vein, underlining that he acted as a 'mother hen' to protect generations of Congress workers and leaders from the CPI(M) attacks.
Those close to the Congress leader said the post was intended to pressurise the leadership to allow him to contest from the Kannur assembly constituency, paving the way for his return to state politics.
Sudhakaran has been elected from the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency thrice and has served as the KPCC president between 2021 and 2025.
Leader of opposition VD Satheesan said Sudhakaran will always remain as a leader loyal to the Congress party.
Senior leader Ramesh Chennithala said Sudhakaran continues to enjoy good relations with everyone in the party.
