Palakkad, Feb. 17 -- A. Suresh of Malampuzha, who is the former Personal Assistant (PA) to the late Chief Minister and CPI(M) Politbureau member V S Achuthanandhan, attended the Opposition leader V D Satheeshan-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Puthuyuga Yathra in a public function held at Palakkad Stadium, on Tuesday.
Mr. V. D Satheeshan garlanded Suresh with a shawl when he later reached the dais in the evening.
Reports said that UDF may field Suresh in the Malampuzha assembly constituency as an independent candidate in the coming elections. Malampuzha is the stronghold area of CPI(M) and has a history of V S Achuthanandhan having won from this constituency.
CPI(M) expelled Suresh in May 2013, for the charges of leakage of party commit...