Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 24 -- Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist) indulged in a credit war for the Vizhinjam International Seaport after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the Phase 2 expansion of the project on Saturday.

Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, called former Chief Minister and Congress leader Oommen Chandy the "architect of the port," while Kerala Finance Minister and CPI(M) leader KN Balagopal said that the port project was conceived during former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan's tenure.

Satheesan alleged a delay in the completion of the projects. While accusing the state government of a "shortfall," the Congress MLA asked everyone to be united for the Vizhinjam port.

Sathe...