Kerala Congress leader Thomas says he will take part in CPI(M) seminar
Kochi, Apr 7: Violating the stringent directive of the Congress leadership, senior party leader and former union minister K V Thomas on Thursday announced here that he would take part in a seminar being organised in Kannur by the ruling CPI(M) as part of its ongoing party congress.
Thomas, however, made it clear that he would not quit the party.
"I am not going to take part in a CPI(M)'s political programme but in a national seminar. Issue is more important for me, not politics," he told reporters here.
Besides Thomas, the CPI(M) had invited Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor also for their seminar scheduled as part of the party congress in northern Kannur district.
However, AICC chief Sonia Gandhi had prevented Tharoor from attending the event when the permission was sought for the same.
Thomas was also asked by the party high command not to participate in the Left party's programme at a time when both the ruling and opposition fronts were at loggerheads over various issues especially on the SilverLine rail corridor project in Kerala.
KPCC chief K Sudhakaran even warned him of stern disciplinary action if took part in the CPI(M) seminar.
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MI beat PBKS by 6 wickets
Dharamsala (PTI): Already out of play-offs race, Mumbai Indians beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in their IPL match here on Thursday.
Tilak Varma remained not out on 75 off 33 balls as MI chased down the target of 201 with one ball to spare. Will Jacks gave Varma company with 25 not out off 10 balls as MI reached 205 for 4 in 19.5 overs.
For Punjab, Azmatullah Omarzai was the most successful bowler with figures of 2/36.
Earlier, Shardul Thakur returned with excellent figures of 4 for 39 for MI, who are already out of the IPL play-offs race, but Punjab Kings still scored 200 for 8.
Deepak Chahar (2/36), Corbin Bosch (1/42) and Raj Bawa (1/11) were the other MI wicket takers.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 200 for 8 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 57; Shardul Thakur 4/39).
Mumbai Indians: 205 for 4 in 19.5 overs (Tilak Varma 75 not out; Azmatullah Omarzai 2/36).
