New Delhi, May 14 -- Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal, who was one of the prominent names being considered for the Kerala chief minister post, has welcomed the Congress leadership's decision to name VD Satheesan instead. Speaking to reporters after Satheesan's name was announced, Venugopal said Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had sought his opinion and added that, "as a sincere Congressman, we are all behind the party's decision."

Venugopal said, "The final decision has come, and the Congress high command decided VD Satheesan as the Chief Ministerial candidate for Keralam Government. I am welcoming that decision wholeheartedly. I am congratulating VD Satheesan on this position."

"I think that people of Keral...