Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 -- Amidst a row over caste surname, the Keralam chief minister on Monday again took his father's name, Damodara Menon, while taking oath as an MLA in the Keralam Assembly.

This comes after the controversy that erupted after Satheesan during the May 18 swearing-in ceremony as the 13th Chief Minister of Keralam took oath with his full name 'Vadasseri Damodara Menon Satheesan'.

Following this, some Congress leaders criticised him for using his caste surname "Menon."

Congress leader Jinto John in post on Facebook said that a Congress party that does not carry caste surnames is more inclusive. He wrote that he would use 'Jinto John' instead of 'Thekkumkattil John Roman Catholic Jinto', invoking the name of the com...