Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (PTI) Congress CM candidate for Kerala V D Satheesan on Thursday thanked the party high command for giving him such a “huge responsibility”.
Satheesan, speaking to reporters here, also thanked Congress general secretary K C Venugopal for coordinating the AICC efforts and supporting all party activities which helped it achieve a huge victory in the assembly polls in the state.
He also thanked senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, who worked as the campaign committee chairman, for his role in the party’s win, saying “he is my leader also”.
Both Venugopal and Chennithala were also in the race for the CM’s post.
Satheesan said that he will take both of them into his confidence going forward.
He also thanked the lakhs of party workers and the UDF coalition partners for helping him achieve the post of chief minister, which he termed as “a divine gift”.
Satheesan said the party will work to deliver on the promises made to the public and to improve their standard of living. PTI SA
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