Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (file)
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has stated Left Democratic Front (LDF) convenor E.P. Jayarajan’s geniality usually induced the latter to lose guard.
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Speaking to reporters in Kannur on April 26, Mr. Vijayan stated he famous “nothing scandalous” in Mr. Jayarajan meeting BJP chief Prakash Javadekar or every other rival politician.
However, Mr. Vijayan stated, it should not have been in the presence of a “dubious middleman whose sole concern was making money by hook or crook.”
Mr. Jayarajan had said earlier that Mr. Javadekar and T.G. Nandakumar, a self-styled energy dealer primarily based in New Delhi, had dropped in with out prior intimation at his son’s condo in Thiruvananthapuram.
Mr. Jayarajan stated he was partaking in his grandchild’s celebration when the duo invited themselves over.
Mr. Vijayan stated Mr. Jayarajan had displayed an absence of caution.
He stated the LDF convenor’s “forthrightness and affability” usually put the latter in a spot.
“Those who candidly rub shoulders with malefactors risk being judged by their association and optics. Such persons should ideally be kept at arm’s length,” he stated.
Mr. Vijayan stated he was well-versed in the methods of the “agent” and had stored his distance studiously.
However, Mr. Vijayan stated he had run into Mr. Javadekar at some public venues.
“I asked Mr. Javadekar about the BJP’s campaign in Kerala and told him it would come to nought. Rival politicians are not born enemies, and civility is the norm in parliamentary politics”, he stated.
He depicted Mr. Jayarajan as a sufferer of an election-eve plot to discredit the LDF and the CPI(M). “Lots of money and few mediapersons are involved. The party viewed the matter seriously”, he stated.
Mr. Vijayan stated Mr. Jayarajan was a dedicated communist with a storied historical past of political activism. “Communists are habituated to vicious attacks and are politically empowered to survive them”, he stated.
Mr. Vijayan stated a well-heeled group had been working towards him for years. “They include journalists and other vested interests. Lots of money is involved in targeting and baiting me. Have I fallen by the wayside because of their machinations?” he requested.
Mr. Vijayan stated the “anti-Kerala” stance of the Congress and the BJP would work towards the events in the Lok Sabha polls. He stated the Congress was a pale imitation of the BJP in ideology and monetary coverage.
He stated the election was about nationwide points, together with preserving the nation’s secular and federal spirit and never a referendum on the Kerala authorities.