Overview

• Kerala Congress president Sunny Joseph confirmed N. D. Appachan’s resignation and said the letter was sent to the party high command.
• Kalpetta Municipality chairman T. J. Isaac has been given additional charge of the Wayanad DCC on an interim basis.
• Appachan said he volunteered to quit and denied any personal gain from contested financial dealings, while distancing himself from recent tragedies.
• The Hindu reported the step followed KPCC instructions after public rifts between blocs led by I. C. Balakrishnan and Appachan drew warnings on discipline.
• Recent suicides and creditor disputes, including N. M. Vijayan’s case with dues partly settled and fresh protests announced, have heightened pressure in Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s constituency.