The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala has sensed a political victory in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s expression of solidarity with his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan who is scheduled to stage a high-profile protest in New Delhi on February 8 against the Centre’s alleged trespasses on the foundational ideals of cooperative federalism.
The LDF has also sought to portray Mr. Stalin’s post in Malayalam on X (formerly Twitter) that the DMK would join Mr. Vijayan, his Cabinet and LDF legislators in the demonstration at Jantar Mantar as an oblique critique of the Congress’s (a trusted DMK ally) refusal to find a common cause with the Kerala government in the State’s struggle against the Central government’s alleged jurisdictional overreach.
In his social media post, Mr. Stalin also sought to put the right of States to self-governance at the top of the political agenda of non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State governments.
