Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the Constitution of India was at stake. Its core values were secularism and federalism, which were under threat. Perhaps it was the last opportunity for voters to stop the country from backsliding into a Hindu majoritarian and anti-minority electoral autocracy.
Mr. Vijayan said a third consecutive term for the BJP would have grim consequences for the country’s secular and federal fabric.
He recounted how the Sangh Parivar had systematically denied space for the political opposition, independent media and academia by weaponising tax and law enforcement agencies to stifle dissent.
