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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan connected Saturday (December 6, 2025) dismissed allegations that the constabulary deliberately avoided arresting Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, saying the High Court’s impermanent enactment connected the apprehension was thing much than “a mean judicial procedure.”
Speaking astatine Vote Vibe - 2025 organised by the Thrissur Press Club, the Chief Minister said: “The High Court stopping the apprehension of Mr. Mamkootathil is purely portion of the earthy process of the court. When a bail plea is pending, it is communal signifier successful Kerala to hold for the court’s determination earlier making an arrest.”
“The constabulary could not find Rahul. The allegation that they avoided arresting him is wrong. Rahul’s flight is not owed to his ain ability. The Congress has provided him refuge. His colleagues — Congress workers and leaders — helped him spell into hiding. They person ensured his information adjacent extracurricular Kerala. The Congress knows precisely wherever Rahul is; it is their work to pass the police,” the Chief Minister said.
The Chief Minister questioned the MLA’s movements crossed State borders:
“Why did Rahul spell to Karnataka? Who arranged enactment for him there? Political extortion is intelligibly down this. He was considered a aboriginal concern — that is wherefore specified efforts are being taken to shield him,” helium said.
‘Jamaat-e-Islami decides UDF agenda’
Mr. Vijayan alleged that the United Democratic Front (UDF) had allowed Jamaat-e-Islami to dictate its politics. “The Jamaat-e-Islami formed their maiden ballot itself for the Congress,” helium said.
Tracing the organisation’s electoral history, the Chief Minister said: “Jamaat-e-Islami began voting successful 1985. In Prabodhanam magazine of 1992, they themselves said they did not enactment ‘Marxists and fascists’ successful the 1987 elections. So it is wide whom they favoured.”
He added: “They voted for the Congress successful the elections, yet it was the Congress authorities astatine the Centre that banned Jamaat-e-Islami successful 1992. That is wherefore they refused to enactment the Congress successful 1996. After that, they adopted assorted governmental stances. Between 2006 and 2011, erstwhile the V.S. Achuthanandan authorities was successful power, the anti-Left beforehand was led by their younker wing, Solidarity.”
Mr. Vijayan emphasised that the Left had ne'er relied connected the organisation for governmental gain. “At nary constituent person we needed Jamaat-e-Islami’s support, nor person we fixed them immoderate certificate of approval. Today, however, it is Jamaat-e-Islami that decides the UDF’s agenda. For a fistful of votes and 2 seats, the UDF is acceptable to state with anyone. If possible, they would adjacent align with the BJP.”
The Chief Minister asserted that determination was nary quality of sentiment wrong the LDF regarding PM-SHRI strategy oregon labour codes.
