‘All cabinet decisions taken collectively’: Keralam CM Satheesan defends decision-making amid criticism from UDF organizer

VD Satheesan | Photo credit: Thulasi Kakkat

Chief Minister VD Satheesan on Wednesday refused to wade into the controversy sparked by United Democratic Front (UDF) convener Adoor Prakash, an MP who on Tuesday alleged a breakdown in the collective responsibility of the ceramic cabinet, saying he would choose not to comment on the matter. He accused the media of twisting Mr. Prakash’s comments.

“Mr Prakash has never said that there is a lack of collective responsibility in the cabinet. All senior Congress leaders are part of the cabinet. All decisions are taken collectively,” he said.

Asked about Mr Prakash’s criticism of the UDF’s lack of meetings to discuss key policy decisions, Mr Satheesan said “the media will be informed of the dates” when the UDF decides to call a meeting.

Mr. Prakash said that convening UDF meetings is the exclusive prerogative of the UDF Chairman (Mr. Satheesan).

Mr. Satheesan also refused to comment on the alleged organizational matters of the Congress party. “You have to ask the KPCC president about that,” he said.

Earlier in October, Mr. Satheesan took a similar stand when Mr. Prakash suggested that the Chief Minister in his capacity as UDF President had not taken the initiative to convene the UDF meeting. Mr. Prakash said that as UDF convener, he came to know about several decisions taken by Mr. Satheesan’s government “through the media”.

Assembly session

Mr. Satheesan said that a session of the Legislature would be convened from November 30 to December 10 to focus mainly on the settlement of pending bills that could not be taken up during the session held earlier this month.

Published – November 11, 2026 1:31 PM IST