Antony for consensus on organisational issues

By Our Special Correspondent

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 11. The Leader of the Opposition, Mr. A. K. Antony, has dropped hints that he would not take the initiative to settle the organisational problems of the Congress(I) in the State. He would rather have these problems sorted out through dialogues and consensus.

Addressing a meet-the-press programme organised by the Press Club here, Mr. Antony said: ``The organisational problems were not a new thing. But these problems are something which cannot be resolved by one or two leaders. If the issues were within my control, they would have been sorted out long back. These could be sorted out only through consensus. I would continue to strive to bring the issues to a resolution,'' he said. At another juncture, he said there were several leaders in the party who had given their sweat and toil and he was not alone in this. Asked if Mr. K. Muraleedharan was the problem he was referring to, Mr. Antony said he did not want to go into the specifics of the affairs. ``I always try to take the path of consensus,'' he added.

Mr. Antony took consolation from the fact that the current factional fights were not bitter as in the past. ``It is significant that at the rival rallies held on August 9 there were no bitter personal attacks.''

``In any case, the groupism in the Congress(I) was not as bitter as in the CPI(M). There is going to be a law and order problem in the CPI(M), with leaders organising group meetings.'' he said.

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