Kottayam (Keralam), Nov 9 Senior CPI(M) leader and former MLA K K Jayachandran was elected the new state general secretary of the CITU at its 16th state conference here on Monday, party leaders said.
Jayachandran, who hails from Idukki district, succeeds Elamaram Kareem, who was elevated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions’ central leadership.
LDF convenor T P Ramakrishnan will continue as the state president of CITU, party leaders said.
Former Labour Minister V Sivankutty was elected treasurer, replacing P Nandakumar, while K N Gopinath was appointed assistant general secretary, a newly created post in the state leadership.
The conference also elected 47 other office-bearers and a 190-member state committee.
The three-day conference will conclude with a public meeting in the evening, which will be attended by the Leader of the Opposition in the Keralam Assembly, Pinarayi Vijayan, party leaders said.
(PTI News)
