Times of India Mumbai; Date:2007 Oct 16; Section:Times Nation; Page Number 14
*MLA wins draw of lots, becomes minister* Ananthakrishnan G | TNN Thiruvananthapuram: An MLA of a ruling coalition partner in Kerala can consider himself lucky to be in the state cabinet. A bitter power struggle forced the Kerala Congress (Joseph) to go for a draw of lots to decide who should represent the party in the government headed by chief minister V S Achuthanandan. Emerging luckier over party colleague Surendran Pillai in the draw was Mons Joseph, its MLA from Kaduthuruthi in Kottayam. He will be sworn in as PWD minister on Thursday. Mons had denied rumours about a draw, but on Monday a disappointed Pillai made it public. Left Front constituent Kerala Congress (J) headed by its chairman P J Joseph has been in a hole since the 2005 controversy over his alleged involvement in a case of sexual misconduct. Joseph, then PWD minister, had to step down after charges of groping aboard a flight. His successor T U Kuruvila didn't last a year. He quit after allegations of his family's involvement in a controversial land deal in Munnar. Joseph then sent feelers to the CM that he would take up the job, but his hopes were dashed when Achuthanandan reminded him that a judicial inquiry into the molestation case was yet to be held. After an HC comment on poor roads (PWD minister is in-charge of roads), the Left Front asked Kerala Congress to suggest its nominee by October 12. Mons too may not last very long as he has to vacate his ministry if his party leader is cleared in the molestation case. http://epaper.timesofindia.com/APD26302/PrintArt.asp?SkinFolder=TOI&banner=<a%20onClick="openAdHtml('print','http://www.timesjobs.com/timesJobWebApp/tj/magicresume/MagicResume.jsp','BannerAd13','Magic%20Resume%20(tkc%20code:%20BannerAd13)')"%20target='_blank'%20onmouseover="this.style.cursor='hand';"><img%20border='0'%20src='/Daily/banners/print/magicresume1.gif'%20width='468'%20height='55'%20alt='Magic%20Resume%20(tkc%20code:%20BannerAd13)'></a > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
