Muraleedharan is becoming a comic figure in Kerala

With all sincerity, I must say I feel pity for the state of K Muraleedharan, son of the former Congress stalwart K Karunakaran. His life story is an example of how a father can spoil the fortunes of his son.

We cannot find fault with the feelings of a father for his son. K Karunakaran is like that. He helps all those who stand by him. So, his son cannot be an exception. He wanted to promote his son in the Congress party and aspired to see him becoming the chief minister of Kerala once.

To realize his dream, he was willing to go to any extent. He made him an MP, KPCC president, and finally he wanted to make him an MLA and bring him to the assembly. There, Karunakaran flopped. His son lost the by-election and become nothing literally in the Kerala politics.

As anyone can see, the defeat was the handiwork of his detractors. There were many groups in the party who chieftains want to settle in the Cliff House at anycost for five years.

So, Murali was ousted from Congress for his anti-party activities. Since he was left with no options, he joined NCP.

Now he is back on the battlefield. Not as victor, but as a prodigal son who realised his mistakes and coming back to the parent party. But his entry is not easy. There are many Congress leaders who want to block his entry into Congress again.

Murali is a comic character in Kerala politics now.