Tamil Nadu Youth CongressPresident M Yuvaraja, a supporter of Union Minister G K Vasan,has been suspended from the post on "disciplinary grounds".
The decision to suspend Yuvaraja, who was elected tothe post for second time in October last year, was taken byIndian Youth Congress at a high-level meeting yesterday.
"M Yuvraja, President, Tamil Nadu Pradesh YouthCongress committee is suspended from the post on disciplinarygrounds," M Liju, General Secretary of Indian Youth Congressin-charge of Tamil Nadu, said.
He said the decision was taken on "disciplinarygrounds".
Sources said the Indian Youth Congress was upset overthe inefficiency of the Tamil Nadu Youth Congress and was nothappy over its performance.
Yuvaraja had defeated a Congress cadre from the campof Finance Minister P Chidambaram during the October 2012polls held for the post of Tamil Nadu Youth Congress chief.
This is perhaps for the first time that a state YouthCongress leader is suspended on "disciplinary grounds"especially after Rahul Gandhi democratised the functioning ofsuch units across the country.