Oommen Chandy’s son Chandy Oommen likely to contest bypoll in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, 23/7: Former Kerala Chief Minister and Congress leader Oommen Chandy’s son Chandy Oommen is likely to emerge as his father’s successor as the discussions for the Congress candidate for the bypoll necessitated by the former’s death gained momentum.

Close on the heels of Kerala PCC president K Sudhakaran stating that the candidate would be from Chandy’s family, Oommen Chandy’s younger daughter Achu Oommen told a section of the media that her brother Chandy Oommen, who is a Youth Congress activist, is the politician in the family after their father.

 

Oommen Chandy had been representing his home constituency Puthuppally in Kottayam over the last 53 years until his death on July 18

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