He sat along with other leaders on the front.
CPM leader V.S. Achuthanandan greets Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan before the swearing-in function. CPM leader Prakash Karat, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury, former chief minister Oommen Chandy and former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda look on. (Photo: A.V. MUZAFAR)
Thiruvananthapuram: Mr V.S. Achuthanandan was the cynosure of all eyes at the swearing-in ceremony of the LDF cabinet headed by Mr Pinarayi Vijayan at the central stadium here on Wednesday.
He sat along with other leaders on the front row and watched the proceedings spiking speculations that he would boycott the ceremony in protest against denying him the top post.
Earlier in the day, all the designated ministers had reached Cantonment House to see Mr Achuthanandan and seek his blessings. Mr G. Sudhakaran, who had shifted his loyalty to Mr Pinarayi Vijayan during the cold war between the two, touched his feet, but VS did not mind him. Later, he sat opposite to him and had a chat with him for a while.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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