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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan connected Friday (March 27, 2026) powerfully rejected allegations by Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan that the CPI(M) had colluded with the RSS, calling the complaint “utter nonsense” and accusing the Congress of “a past of opportunistic alliances.”
Addressing a property league successful Thrissur, Mr. Vijayan said helium had been a premier people of the RSS since the aboriginal days of his governmental life. “Everyone knows however the RSS viewed me. I was 1 of their main targets. Now, determination seems to beryllium nary hesitation successful making baseless claims,” helium said.
Hitting backmost astatine the Congress, the Chief Minister alleged that it was the enactment that had repeatedly aligned with communal forces for electoral gains. He pointed retired that a erstwhile Congress State president (from Kannur) himself had admitted to extending extortion for the RSS subdivision from the Marxists.
The Chief Minister besides questioned whom the Congress had aligned with to decision E. M. S. Namboodiripad successful Pattambi, alleging that it was arsenic portion of that knowing that the Jana Sangham withdrew its campaigner then. “Isn’t that a substance of history?” helium asked.
Referring to the Palakkad predetermination erstwhile A. K. Gopalan contested, the Chief Minister alleged that the Congress and the RSS had efficaciously backed a communal candidate, who was an RSS territory functionary. “Those who person indulged successful specified shameful practices then, aboriginal and adjacent present — tin their allegations against the Left, which person consistently taken a beardown basal against communalism and fascism, beryllium taken seriously?” helium asked.
“Let maine repetition what I often accidental — we bash not indulge successful governmental opportunism for a fistful of votes oregon a fewer seats,” helium added.
LDF’s improvement model
Shifting absorption to governance, the Chief Minister highlighted the LDF government’s improvement and payment initiatives. He cited the Life Mission lodging scheme, nether which astir 5 lakh houses person been completed crossed the State, noting that the task had faced “unwarranted obstruction” successful Thrissur.
He besides pointed retired that the State authorities had invested astir ₹19,000 crore successful the scheme, compared to the Centre’s stock of ₹2,300 crore. Another large initiative, the Punargeham task for fishermen, saw an concern of ₹2,480 crore, helium said.
Emphasising the LDF’s improvement model, helium said the authorities remains committed to taking guardant maturation and societal payment together, positioning it arsenic a cardinal plank of the front’s electoral campaign.
