Kerala poll: Deputy CM debate resurfaces as IUML asserts eligibility for post

The debate over whether the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) will be given the post of Deputy Chief Minister if the United Democratic Front (UDF) comes to power in Kerala has resurfaced, with Muslim Youth League State president Syed Munawwarali Shihab Thangal reiterating that the party is eligible for the post.

“Muslim League is eligible for Deputy Chief Minister’s post. Former party leaders like C.H. Mohammed Koya and Avukkadar Kutty Naha had become Deputy Chief Ministers. Therefore the party is entitled for the post. But we will not claim it now. Neither do we negotiate it,” said Mr. Munawwarali Thangal.