Former CPI(M) MLA Aisha Potty Joins Congress in Kerala

Senior CPI(M) leader Aisha Potty on Tuesday joined the opposition Congress, ending her more than a decade-long association with the Left party. 

Potty, who represented the Kottarakkara Assembly constituency for three consecutive terms, formally took Congress membership after arriving at the venue of a day-and-night protest organised by the party in front of the Lok Bhavan here. The move came as a surprise, as the leader had not



been active in electoral politics for the past few years.

Addressing Congress workers along with senior party leaders, including K C Venugopal, V D Satheesan, and Sunny Joseph, Potty said she did not wish to make any negative remarks about the CPI(M). 

A lawyer by profession, she said she has always mingled with people irrespective of religion, caste or political affiliation, and would continue to do so.