Drawing attention to the global outcry against threats to democracy and secularism in the country, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has blamed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government for pursuing policies that have instilled fear psychosis among various cross-sections.
He also blamed Congress for having played a significant role in the rise of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and embracing a soft-Hindutva approach that contravened its founding ideals.
Kicking off his State-wide poll campaign with public meetings organised in Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency in support of Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate Pannian Ravindran on Saturday, the CPI(M) veteran leader said the country, which has for long been regarded the bedrock of democracy, has come under international scrutiny for its deteriorating state of affairs.
