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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person and the party’s Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar connected Sunday visited Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam wide caput Vellappally Natesan here.
The gathering assumes value arsenic governmental parties are stepping up their activities up of the Assembly predetermination scheduled for this year.
Mr. Javadekar, on with BJP person Sandeep Vachaspati, reached Mr. Natesan’s residence present astir 11.30 a.m. They were received by Mr. Natesan and discussions were held.
While the BJP described the gathering arsenic a affable visit, it comes amid perceptions of Mr. Natesan having precocious moved person to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
“I americium ever blessed to conscionable Natesan ji. We stock a bond,” Mr. Javadekar told reporters. He said helium had been inspired by Mr. Natesan’s activities done the SNDP from a young age.
“We person ever had bully and pleasant discussions. Therefore, determination is thing governmental successful it, practically,” helium said.
Mr. Javadekar said the party’s triumph successful the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation is an ‘Ahmedabad moment’ for the BJP successful Kerala. “In Gujarat, our enactment struggled for galore years. In 1987, we won the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, erstwhile Modiji was besides actively progressive successful the predetermination campaign,” helium said. Mr. Natesan’s caller remarks astir the SNDP not being permitted to commencement an acquisition instauration successful the Muslim-dominated Malappuram district, on with his remark describing a newsman arsenic an “extremist,” had drawn crisp criticism.
Though UDF leaders powerfully reacted to the remarks, neither the CPI(M) nor the BJP has condemned them. Mr. Natesan’s son, Thushar Vellappally is the nationalist president of the Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ally.
