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Kerala Assembly Speaker and senior Congress leader G Karthikeyan on Friday said he wanted to quit the House post to return to active politics.
Announcing his decision a day after the conclusion of the monsoon session of the Assembly, Karthikeyan said he had already conveyed this to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, KPCC president V M Sudheeran and senior leader A K Antony. “I am awaiting the party’s permission in this regard. I am a political animal… I want to return to active politics,’’ the MLA from Aruvikkara segment in Thiruvananthapuram district, said.
Karthikeyan, a former minister, said he was not hankering after a posts but to return to active politics. “I have been given everything by the party since I plunged into politics. The Speaker’s post was also given to me by the party. Now also I will go by what party decides,” he said.
Karthikeyan, whose name had been suggested for the post of the party state chief, said he was informing the decision to the media to avoid controversy and speculation.
Karthikeyan’s decision to quit the post of the speaker comes close on the heels of the informal move for another round of Cabinet reshuffle. His move has triggered speculation of a reshuffle of Congress nominees in the UDF ministry.
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