The Hindu 02.07.2013
New civic vice-chairman
T.O. Mohanan, Congress councillor in the Kannur municipality, was elected municipal vice-chairman at a Council meeting here on Monday.
He polled 32 votes and his rival E.K. Muhammad Shameem got eight. Mr. Mohanan, who represents the Camp Bazar ward, had been serving as chairman of the standing committee on welfare.
Previous chairperson M.C. Sreeja of the Congress and vice-chairman C. Sameer of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) stepped down to honour a pre-election power-sharing agreement. Mr. Mohanan, a lawyer, is general secretary, DCC and secretary, Indian Lawyers Congress State committee.
