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Congress person and Leader of Opposition successful the Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan connected Friday deed backmost astatine Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan implicit his remarks connected the alleged Congress-RSS pact, claiming that the CPI(M) person was indulging successful some bulk and number appeasement.
The verbal duel started aft the Congress alleged a CPI(M)-BJP “deal” successful the upcoming election, pursuing which Mr. Vijayan claimed that Mr. Satheesan had the enactment of the RSS successful North Paravoor.
Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Satheesan said that aft facing a setback from number communities successful the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Mr. Vijayan switched to bulk appeasement. “Vijayan is simply a idiosyncratic who promotes bulk and number communalism according to the situation. He changes his words,” Mr. Satheesan said.
He said that Mr. Vijayan archetypal welcomed Jamaat-e-Islami and aboriginal claimed that helium had nary transportation with the organisation. “He said that for votes, his basal would not alteration connected the Sabarimala women introduction issue. But erstwhile helium mislaid the parliament election, helium apologised by visiting houses,” helium said.
Mr. Satheesan alleged that the CPI(M) would not situation to instrumentality enactment against its enactment leaders accused successful the Sabarimala golden theft case. “This Chief Minister is protecting dacoits and robbers. Now helium is accusing Rahul Gandhi, who was questioned by the ED for 55 hours. The Chief Minister’s lad received summons, but cipher knows what happened to it,” helium alleged.
Responding to allegations of his links with the RSS, Mr. Satheesan said BJP workers signifier protestation marches to his residence regularly. “They person ever worked powerfully against me. BJP is moving to decision Congress,” helium said, reiterating his assertion that determination is simply a CPI(M)-BJP “deal” successful respective constituencies.
On the allegation that helium had attended an RSS lawsuit successful North Paravoor, Mr. Satheesan said that earlier helium utilized to be events of each parties, including CPI(M), CPI and RSS, to contiguous the Congress’ basal arsenic portion of debates. He said that erstwhile K.V. Thomas was portion of the Congress, CPI(M) had invited him to its authorities normal successful Kannur. “Earlier, parties utilized to invitation leaders from different parties for events. Now nary 1 invites others,” helium said.
Mr. Satheesan stated that, dissimilar Mr. Vijayan, helium did not triumph elections with the enactment of the RSS. “When I asked Mr. Vijayan successful the Assembly astir a gathering held with RSS leaders astatine the Mascot Hotel successful Thiruvananthapuram, for which helium arrived successful a non-official vehicle, helium remained silent, bowing his head. He has not fixed an reply to it till now,” Mr Satheesan said.
He said that helium had released a publication authored by RSS person P Parameswaran successful Thrissur. However, the aforesaid publication was released successful Thiruvananthapuram by erstwhile Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, helium added.
He said that his interrogation to a quality transmission was removed from Facebook aft constabulary approached Meta. “They adjacent fearfulness an interview. It was removed pursuing constabulary direction. What close bash the constabulary person to region that interrogation arsenic I did not accidental thing incorrect successful it,” helium said.
When told that the Election Commission had directed constabulary lone to region a remark successful the interview, Mr. Satheesan asked what was incorrect successful the comment. “It was not done by the Election Commission but by the Kerala Police,” the Congress person said.
He said it is fearfulness that is ruling the State, which is communal among each autocrats and added that it is Narendra Modi’s member who is ruling Kerala. “Hitler had fear, Stalin had fearfulness and Pinarayi Vijayan besides has fear. Chief Minister Vijayan is simply a coward who fears adjacent an interview,” helium said.
Referring to a poem by Bertolt Brecht, helium said each autocrats are driven by fear. “All autocrats person fear. The Chief Minister is besides similar that,” helium said.
