Kerala: V D Satheesan Appointed As A New Leader Of Opposition

After being elected for the fifth consecutive term in recently concluded Kerala assembly polls, Congress’ V D Satheesan was appointed as the new Leader of the Opposition on May 22. Replacing veteran Ramesh Chennithala, Satheesan will be the first to be appointed as opposition leader from Ernakulam district of Kerala. Earlier, the 56-year-old Paravur MLA Satheesan had also served as Kerala Congress’ vice-president and AICC secretary.