1. The document discusses the dispute between S.P. Shashi Kumar and K.V. Thomas regarding the allocation of the third ministerial position in the Kerala cabinet to the Kerala Congress (M).
2. Shashi Kumar had initially allocated the position to the KC(M), but Thomas overruled this and allocated it to an independent instead. This caused tensions between the two leaders.
3. Thomas has now issued a letter to Shashi Kumar allocating the position to the KC(M), in an attempt to resolve the dispute. However, Shashi Kumar remains skeptical of Thomas' intentions.