THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, September 26:

Shiv Sena’s Kerala state committee has appointed Kazhakkoottam Vinu Das chairman of its newly constituted State Policy Formulation Committee, according to a letter issued by state president Adv. Hari Kumar.

The appointment follows a decision taken at the party’s Kerala state executive committee meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on August 28. In the letter dated September 10, Hari Kumar said the committee had been formed to make the party’s organisational work more effective and ensure coordination on policy matters.

Vinu Das has been asked to work with the state committee, examine policy issues concerning the party and submit recommendations to the state leadership. The letter expresses confidence that his experience and commitment will strengthen the organisation.

The communication sets out the purpose of the new committee and the chairman’s responsibilities. It does not specify the committee’s other members, a timetable for its work or particular policy questions it will take up first. The state committee’s decision, as conveyed in the letter, places the new body within the party’s efforts to coordinate its organisational and policy work in Kerala.

Hari Kumar’s letter formally informs Vinu Das of his appointment and asks him to cooperate with the state committee while carrying out the role. The panel will examine policy matters and place suggestions before the leadership for consideration.

The appointment comes after the executive committee meeting at which the panel was approved. The letter was issued from Shiv Sena’s state committee office at Balasaheb Bhavan, Gandhari Amman Kovil Road, Puthenchantha, Statue, Thiruvananthapuram.

No further details about the panel’s membership or its first meeting were provided in the letter. The announcement identifies Vinu Das as the person who will lead the committee’s policy discussions and channel its recommendations to the Kerala state leadership.