Overview

• Kerala Speaker’s office said it received V.D. Satheesan’s letter stating Rahul Mamkootathil remains debarred from the Congress Legislative Party.
• The Speaker will decide the MLA’s seating and participation in House business since he lacks a bloc, and no leave request has been filed.
• Satheesan called the matter a closed chapter and reiterated that the suspension was a collective KPCC decision with AICC approval.
• KPCC president Sunny Joseph, UDF convenor Adoor Prakash, and former KPCC chief K. Muraleedharan signaled Mamkootathil is entitled to attend the Assembly if he chooses.
• Pro-Congress social media accounts have targeted Satheesan over the suspension as BJP’s V. Muraleedharan labeled Congress directionless ahead of the session.