In three days as Kerala heads for the most competitive assembly election in decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for the merger of both the Congress and Communist Fronts in Kerala as he addressed two rallies in Kerala on Friday (2 March) at Pathanamthitta and Thiruvananthapuram.
Modi said, “The Left and the UDF are twins of misgovernance and corruption. In West Bengal, after each election, they get closer. So the logical step for them is a merger and they can name the new party ‘CCP’ (Comrade Communist Party)”.
Modi began his speech with the call ‘Swamiye Saranamayyappa’, as a rally to unite against the Communist Party-led government which tried to destroy the tradition in the Sabarimala temple.
BJP stands with Kerala.
BJP stands with Kerala’s great culture. pic.twitter.com/6mqOKn4M47
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 2, 2021
He then tore into the Kerala government for multi-dollar scams which are currently being investigated by the central agencies and used a biblical reference of the seven deadly sins committed by the UDF and LDF government in Kerala.
Seven deadly sins of UDF and LDF. pic.twitter.com/t7FBJxKay8
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 2, 2021
Speaking at an election rally at Konni (Pathanamthitta) on Friday Modi said, “The first sin is pride and arrogance. UDF and LDF feel that they can never be defeated. This has made their leaders very arrogant and disconnected from their roots, while the second sin is their greed for money.”
PM Modi spoke about the groupism and infighting within the Congress party in Kerala. “They sacrifice our hard-working professionals on the altar of politics. In the fight between Congress (I) and Congress (A) (the two major factions of the party in Kerala), Nambi Narayanan’s (ISRO scientist) career was destroyed (in the ISRO spy scandal case). But it’s not like that for us. After Metroman Sreedharan joined the BJP, he has been an inspiration to many professionals in the country who have joined the BJP,” said Modi.
“What was the stand of the Indian Union Muslim League on Triple Talaq? What are the social policies of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its political arm Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). Can their regressive politics be supported? No,” he questioned. The two fronts were promoting dynasty politics and everything else is a side issue, Modi said.
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