Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has called Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan a mouthpiece of the “Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Speaking at Janasamaksham 2024, a meet-the-press programme organised by the Alappuzha Press Club, here on Friday, Mr. Sathesan said the Chief Minister was considering Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as an enemy and criticising him to appease the BJP and Mr. Modi.
“During campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls, Mr. Vijayan has heavily criticised Mr. Gandhi and Congress party while remaining largely silent on the BJP. Mr. Gandhi is leading the fight against fascist forces in the country and leads the Opposition INDIA bloc. He is being criticised by the BJP, which is understandable. Mr. Vijayan is trying to go further than the BJP in targeting Mr. Gandhi. It reveals an unholy nexus between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] and the BJP in Kerala,” said Mr. Satheesan, adding that Mr. Vijayan feared the saffron party.
