panaji upset with congress for denying him the benaulim seat former tourism minister francisco mickky pacheco checked out of the party on saturday after a brief sevenmonth stay he blamed everything from p chidambarams oratory skills to the formalin mafia for his decision the flamboyant former legislator said he had great plans for congress but the rusty creaking unoiled system of the party had convinced him that congress is a party of pathetic loserspacheco wanted to contest the elections from benaulim on a congress ticket but the party chose anthony dias a newcomer to politics he accused congress of stuffing pockets during the selection process and is in touch with a few other political parties south goa congress district committee general secretary gina pereira also sought to know why the committee was kept in the dark about the allotment of a ticket to dias meanwhile benaulim voters say pacheco still holds significant influence in the constituency and his support could have given congress an advantage perhaps the most bizarre grievance he had was with former union finance minister p chidambaram being appointed as congress senior election strategist for goa congress high command sent in p chidambaram his elocution skills were good although not greater than shashi tharoors it lacked sting and was not suited to goan weather said pacheco