Thiruvananthapuram: Shortly after Congress veteran AK Antony`s son Anil Antony joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Leader of the Opposition in Kerala, VD Satheesan has mentioned that nothing will occur to his celebration. This comes after Congress veteran AK Antony`s son Anil Antony joined BJP in Delhi on Thursday. Responding to Anil`s determination of becoming a member of the BJP, Satheesan mentioned, “Anil Antony has not rendered any services directly or indirectly to Congress or any organizations. Even the assigned responsibility was not properly performed by Anil.”
“Anil Antony was falling in the lap of BJP. He says very strange reasons for his BJP affiliation. Its danger will be known later. Anil Antony will have to regret this very immature decision later,” he added.
Talking about AK Antony`s picture within the celebration, Satheesan mentioned, “This is the condemnation shown by Anil Antony to his father AK Antony as a son. AK Antony has made clear that he will be against Sangh Parivar and remain a Congress person till his death.” “Just because his son joined BJP, AK Antony`s political image will not be affected,” added the opposition chief in a press release.
Deeply Pained By Anil’s Decision: AK Antony
Earlier within the day, AK Antony mentioned that Anil has taken a mistaken transfer by becoming a member of the BJP including that the choice has pained him. “I am pained by my son Anil`s decision to join the BJP. I strongly feel it is a very wrong decision. India`s base is unity and religious harmony. After 2014, the Modi government came to power, they are systematically diluting diversity and secularism,” AK Antony, who is taken into account an in depth aide of the Gandhi household, informed mediapersons right here.
‘RSS, BJP Destroying India’
The former union minister alleged that BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are destroying India`s constitutional ethos. He mentioned he can be a Congress employee until his final breath. “BJP believes only in uniformity. Till my last breath, I will oppose all the wrong policies of the RSS and BJP. They are destroying the country`s constitutional values. I will die as a Congress worker. I am 82. I do not know how long I will live, ” added the Congress veteran.
Anil Antony Joins BJP, Hails PM Modi’s Leadership
Anil Antony joined the BJP within the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan. Kerala BJP chief Ok Surendran and senior celebration leaders Tarun Chugh and Anil Baluni had been additionally current on the event.Anil Antony thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his induction into BJP.
Soon after becoming a member of the BJP, Anil Antony started his deal with with a verse ‘Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah’ from epic Mahabharat. The verse loosely interprets into “Dharma (faith) or state of legislation protects those that shield it.’’ “I believe in Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah. Nowadays, some Congress leaders believe that it is their dharma (duty) to serve the interests of a family. But, I believe that it is my duty to serve the nation,” Anil Antony mentioned.
Anil mentioned the prime minister has a really clear imaginative and prescient to show India right into a developed nation within the subsequent 25 years. “In times like these, the central government and the BJP organisation led by the Prime Minister, Amit Shah and J P Nadda are working tirelessly to take this vision to every nook and corner of the country,” he mentioned.
Asked whether or not he had consulted his father earlier than becoming a member of the BJP, Anil Antony mentioned he “strongly believed” that he had taken the proper step. “In my house there are four people. There is my father, my mother, my brother and me. All of us are very different people. He is my father, so we have a very good relationship. He is a person I love and respect the most in my life,” he mentioned.
“But this is not about personalities, this is about a difference of opinion and ideas. I strongly believe that I have taken the right step. But, my respect for my father will remain the same. There is no question of any politics in my family,” Anil Antony mentioned.
Anil Antony was additionally thought-about near senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor and had supported his candidature within the election to the publish of Congress President. Anil Antony graduated from the Government College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, in 2007 and launched a start-up, Torque Technology Solutions. He later went to Stanford University within the US to pursue his Masters in Science (MSc).
