Former Congress lawmaker from Kerala’s Kannur seat, AP Abdullakutty, has decided to formally join the BJP in the next two days.
After being expelled from the Congress party for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his colossal victory in the 2019 general elections, he has now been welcomed into the folds of the BJP.
Abdullakutty met the Prime Minister and Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday.
According to sources, after the meeting, Abdullakutty said: “My meetings with both were fruitful. We discussed many things including the prevailing political situation in Kerala. Both welcomed me to the party and I will formally join the BJP within two days.”
He further added, “many educated people from the community feel that my entry will help bridge vacuum between the party and the Muslim community. I also feel we have to shed unnecessary reservations and fears vis-à-vis the BJP. The PM said I had to pay a heavy price for speaking truth. And he congratulated me for sticking to my views. I am sure my entry will help improve the community’s ties with the party. I will work hard to remove mutual distrust.”
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Earlier in June, he was sacked by the Congress, after his comments, praising PM Modi, in a Facebook post, went viral. He had written that the Prime Minister won the Lok Sabha polls handsomely for the second time because he inculcated ‘enough Gandhian values in governance’.
He also added that “Shah asked me to take membership in BJP immediately. He said he would speak to BJP’s Kerala leadership regarding my entry to the party…. He thanked me for my stand and said the BJP government is going ahead with taking minorities into confidence.’’
Reports also suggest that he might contest the Manjeshwar Assembly seat bypolls as a BJP candidate.
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