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Congress, BJP pay separate tributes at memorial of Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, former AICC president, in Palakkad

Palakkad, Apr 24 (UNI) Leaders and workers of the Congress and BJP paid separate floral tributes at the Smrithi Mandapam (memorial) of former AICC president Sit Chettur Sankaran Nair, on the occasion of his 91st death anniversary at Mankara, near Ottapalam, on Thursday.
BJP workers led by National Executive member and former State president PK Krishnadas and Palakkad (east) district President Prasanth Sivan, arrived at the memorial around 7.30 am, after walking around 1.5 km through paddy fields. They paid floral tributes and placed BJP party flags around the memorial site.
The BJP also organised a public function at Mankara town on the commemorative day. Krishnadas inaugurated the function and accused the Congress of neglecting the legacy of the first Keralite AICC president
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