Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has said Kerala has become a “hotbed of anti-national forces”. The State government, he alleged, has been shielding such forces for the sake of preserving its vote bank.
The BJP leader, who was in the State capital to participate in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s poll campaign on Sunday, said Kerala ought to have been at the “forefront” with its high literacy rate and talent, but “has been going backwards”.
“It is high time that Kerala came into the mainstream and supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I think the State will do wonders this time. We have a lot of expectations. We will win Thiruvananthapuram this time,” he said.