[Kerla State Council of Swatantra party]

Summary

This one-page resolution records the Kerala State Council of the Swatantra Party’s meeting at Kottayam on 10 November 1974, chaired by advocate A.V. Varkey. The council unanimously condemns the unilateral decision by certain party office-bearers claiming to represent the Kerala unit to merge with the B.L.D., declaring the action unwarranted and undemocratic.

The resolution reaffirms that the Swatantra Party will continue to operate in Kerala and expels K.T. Joseph, A.J. Dominic, and Johnson J. Vallikappan for what it calls misuse of their elected official positions. It also welcomes the decision of the Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu units to keep the party’s flag aloft, establishes a committee under Varkey to regulate party activity until the next organisational elections, and authorises legal measures to recover Swatantra Party properties.

Key points

• The Kerala State Council met in Kottayam on 10 November 1974 under the presidency of A.V. Varkey.
• The council unanimously rejected a unilateral attempt by Kerala office-bearers to merge with the B.L.D.
• The resolution describes the attempted merger as unwarranted and undemocratic.
• K.T. Joseph, A.J. Dominic, and Johnson J. Vallikappan were expelled for alleged misuse of their official positions.
• The council declared that the Swatantra Party would continue in Kerala.
• A committee chaired by A.V. Varkey was elected to guide party activities until the next organisational elections.
• The committee was authorised to take legal measures to recover Swatantra Party properties.