Change is inevitable in Kerala, thundered Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning at a rally in Thiruvananthapuram, in a big attack on the ‘Left ecosystem’ in the state. The BJP will end corruption of the LDF and UDF, he said, recalling the party’s victory in the Thiruvananthapuram civic elections.
“The upcoming elections will change Kerala’s situation and direction. You have so far seen only two sides in Kerala – LDF and UDF. Both have, by turns, destroyed Kerala. But there’s a third side too. That is of development and good governance. That is of the BJP,” he said, accusing the LDF and the UDF of corruption, misgovernance, and appeasement politics.
The LDF, led by the CPM, and the UDF, led by the Congress, are the two major alliances in Kerala, with the BJP emerging as a third alternative, buoyed by its growth at the grassroots level.
“The LDF and the UDF have different flags but the same agenda. They know they will come to power after five or 10 years. So government changes, but the system doesn’t. Now you need to form a pro-people and pro-development government. The BJP and the NDA will do that,” he said.
The aspirations of Kerala are clearly visible, he said, adding that the people of the state have faith in the BJP.
“The people of Kerala have placed immense trust in the BJP and joined hands with us. The BJP’s victory is not ordinary; it is historic and unprecedented. Thiruvananthapuram has laid the foundation of the BJP in Kerala. In Thiruvananthapuram, you have allowed the BJP to serve,” he said.
Further accusing the Congress of betraying Kerala’s youth, he said, India is making big deals worldwide that the state will benefit from if there’s a “double engine” government in Kerala. “The Congress has become more communist than the Maoists and more communal than the Muslim League. We must save this sacred land from them,” he said.
Appealing to people to bring the BJP to power, he said, “Kerala needs new politics. In the next 25 years, the BJP needs a decisive mandate to make a developed Kerala. Now is the time for a ‘Viksit Keralam’. Now is the time for NDA government.”
Meanwhile, seeing a child holding a portrait of him in the crowd, he asked his security personnel to receive it on his behalf. He also asked the child to write his address on the back of the portrait and assured him that he would write to him.
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