Overview
- Potty formally entered the Congress at a protest outside the Kerala Lok Bhavan in Kollam, where KC Venugopal, V. D. Satheesan, Sunny Joseph, and Deepa Das Munshi were present.
- She said the CPI(M) had changed over time and that she struggled to align with its positions, describing her move as made without conditions.
- Potty declined to make fresh allegations against her former party, voiced respect for CPI(M) workers, and said she expects online abuse.
- A three-time MLA from Kottarakkara, she first won in 2006 by defeating R. Balakrishna Pillai and secured a margin of over 40,000 votes in 2016.
- Her induction follows years of distancing after being denied a ticket in 2021 and later dropped from a local committee, as Satheesan hinted at ‘major surprises’ and escorted her to the event; no candidacy has been announced.