Chennai: C R Kesavan, the great grandson of C. Rajagopalachari, the country’s first Indian Governor-General, resigned from the Congress on Thursday.
In his resignation letter addressed to party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Kesavan wrote that “he has not seen any vestige of the value that made him work for the party for over two decades.”
Stating that he had declined an organisational responsibility at the national level and also refrained from participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra in his resignation that was shared on Twitter, Kesavan had said: “I can no longer in good conscience say that I concur with what the party symbolises, stands for, nor seeks to propagate.”
In the one page letter, Kesavan added that he had returned to India “to serve the nation, driven by an ideology that was all inclusive and committed to the goal of incremental national transformation.”
While stating that he will continue to serve the country through a political platform, he cleared the air that his resignation was intended to dispel speculations that he would join another party. He further clarified that the decision was not triggered by some other political party’s offer.
“It is time for me to chart a new path and therefore I resign from the primary membership of the Congress party with immediate effect. There will be speculation of me going to another party but to set the record straight, I have not spoken to anybody and honestly do not know what will unfold next.”
Kesavan, who has been part of the Congress since 2001, was given the opportunity to serve as the vice president of the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development at Sriperumbudur.
He was also a member of the Prasar Bharati Board, national council member of Indian Youth Congress, and a spokesperson of the party. Kesavan also thanked the party and Sonia Gandhi in his resignation letter for the opportunities offered to him so far.
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