Kerala Cabinet: Latin Catholic Church remains dissatisfied with exclusion; Fisheries Minister meets Archbishop
The Latin Catholic Church in Kerala continues to seek representation in the state Cabinet, particularly for the Fisheries portfolio. Despite discussions between Fisheries Minister V.E. Abdul Gafoor and Archbishop Thomas J. Netto, the Church remains dissatisfied with its exclusion from the Cabinet. The Latin Catholic community, a significant electoral bloc, emphasizes the importance of having a representative in the Fisheries department.
- ▪The Latin Catholic Church claims a Cabinet post for the coastal community, specifically the Fisheries portfolio.
- ▪Fisheries Minister V.E. Abdul Gafoor met with Archbishop Thomas J. Netto to address the Church's concerns.
- ▪The Latin Catholic community is a significant electoral bloc in coastal Kerala, traditionally supporting the Congress-led UDF.
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The Latin Catholic Church, on Friday (May 22, 2026), showed few signs of renouncing its claim to a Kerala Cabinet post for the coastal community, preferably the Fisheries portfolio currently held by V.E. Abdul Gafoor of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). Mr. Gafoor’s mission to iron out difficulties with the Church leadership in a closed-door one-to-one with Thiruvananthapuram Archbishop Thomas J. Netto at the Bishop’s House at Vellayambalam appeared to have yielded mixed results. Fr. Beed Manoj G. Amado, a spokesperson for the diocese, signalled that the Church leadership was still rankled by the non-inclusion of a Latin Catholic legislator as a Minister in the United Democratic Front (UDF) Cabinet.
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