Kerala Congress veteran Aiyar comes down on party’s State, national leadership February 16, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com He says he will retract his prediction of a third term for CM Pinarayi Vijayan if the Congress endorses Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan as the UDF’s Chief Minister candidate. Aiyar also paints a grim picture of UDF’s electoral prospects Related posts: Priyanka Gandhi assures support to Wayanad families affected by human-wildlife conflict Insufficient workforce hits pace of NH widening works in Kozhikode High-pitched campaign for local body polls ends in Ernakulam Prasanth Ezhavan wins first P.K. Rosy Film Award