Verghese Kurien, chairman of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited, on Monday resigned from the post that he held for the last 34 years.
He resigned in Anand in a bid to put an end to the speculation over his ouster and his clash with GCMMF managing director BM Vyas.
The 12 chairmen of district dairies of Gujarat constituting GCMMF had demanded that the 'Milkman' climb down from his post.
The revolt apparently has the support of Kurien' one-time protégé but now arch-rival Dr Amrita Patel, who heads National Dairy Development Board.
"It is true that all chairmen of district dairies wants Kurien to step down and the entire plan is the brainchild of the chairman of a district dairy who few months ago decided to work only for National Dairy Development Board for Sugam milk and not for Amul," sources told Business Standard on Saturday.
Sources also said that all chairmen had in the past decided to oust the chairman who boycotted Amul and the matter was dragged to court.
"Interestingly the person in question convinced other chairmen to bring Kurien down from his chair," sources said.
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