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Addressing the media, Tharoor called his rival Mallikarjun Kharge the 'Bhishma Pitamah' of Congress and said he was not surprised the establishment was rallying behind the latter.
The former Aruvikkara MLA is among those who have proposed Tharoor's name as a candidate.
As many as 14 leaders from Kerala have signed Tharoor’s nomination papers.
The severe allegations further charged that Sachin had attempted to 'overthrow' the Congress government in the state in his capacity as the PCC president.
Kharge is one of the most experienced persons in the party and is a Dalit leader too, said Manish Tewari, who is one of the proposers for Kharge's candidature.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP submitted his papers to the party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry at his office at the AICC headquarters.
Both candidates to file nomination papers tomorrow | Polling to take place on October 17, result on 19.
The decision comes in the view of recent developments in Rajasthan where his loyalists engaged in an open rebellion over a possible leadership change in the state.
AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal was also in the same flight from Kerala to Delhi.
To a Congress delegate with voting right from Kerala, signing Tharoor’s nomination papers could be a risky affair as it would be seen as an open defiance of the ‘official’ interests.
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.jpg?w=315&h=164 "Mallikarjun Kharge files nomination for Cong prez poll")
