THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The tiff between KSEB chairman and managing director (CMD) B Ashok and KSEB Officers’ Association (KSEBOA) snowballed into a crisis situation that threatens to affect the functioning of the organisation. Power Minister K Krishnankutty is expected to reach Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday to meet both parties to find a way to defuse the situation. Earlier, the minister had said a compromise could be worked out as per the company’s rules.
The power struggle has only worsened as both sides continue to engage in a war of words. The KSEBOA which has been holding an indefinite satyagraha in front of Vydyuthi Bhavan here against the suspension of its leaders took exception to the comments made by the CMD in the media on Sunday. A statement issued by the trade union said the CMD’s comment was anti-woman, immoral and politically incorrect and such comments by the head of a public sector unit was unacceptable in a progressive state like Kerala.
