Kerala local body polls: V.D. Satheesan predicts landslide for UDF, cites anti‑incumbency and Sabarimala gold theft row

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V. D. Satheesan (file)

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Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan has said “everything is acceptable for a historical return” of the United Democratic Front (UDF) to powerfulness “with a sweeping majority” successful the section bodies, including territory panchayats and Corporations crossed the State.

Speaking to reporters aft casting his ballot astatine Kesari Arts and Science College successful North Paravur municipality connected Tuesday morning, Mr. Satheesan said the UDF had an borderline successful municipalities adjacent past time, and it volition amended further, arsenic volition its show successful the bulk of grama panchayats. UDF workers from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram stay excited.

“The beardown anti-incumbency against the State government, including the substance of golden theft from the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, volition beryllium 1 of the factors down the impending landslide triumph for the UDF. People are shocked astir the Sabarimala contented and astir the information that apical CPI(M) leaders progressive successful it are inactive being protected by the party. While the peculiar probe squad is diligently investigating the matter, determination is immense unit connected it from the Chief Minister’s Office to debar embarrassment to the enactment during predetermination time. However, apical CPI(M) leaders volition beryllium arrested astatine a aboriginal stage,” said Mr. Satheesan.

While the signifier of elections to the section bodies, Parliament, and the Assembly is different, determination volition so beryllium signs of what to expect successful the Assembly elections from this poll, helium said.

Mr. Satheesan said that the contention astir ousted Congress person Rahul Mangoottam volition hardly impact the UDF. “In fact, the CPI(M) is connected the backmost ft aft the Congress took beardown disciplinary action, which nary governmental enactment successful the state has ever taken. The CPI(M) had hoped to summation vantage by delaying the arrest, but that ploy has failed. Team UDF began preparations good up of the election, and that has fixed it an precocious hand.”

Asked astir the verdict successful the histrion abduction and rape case, Mr. Satheesan said an informed remark volition person to hold until the elaborate verdict is examined. “The reasons for convicting immoderate accused and acquitting others request to beryllium studied. The lawsuit has lone been fractional won, and the prosecution volition people spell connected appeal,” helium said.

Mr. Satheesan said that “whitewashing” those accused of heinous crimes and abusing decent radical has go the norm connected societal media. However, societal media does not dictate outcomes, arsenic radical person the capableness to deliberation beyond it, helium said.

Published - December 09, 2025 10:15 americium IST

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