New Delhi: Anil Ok Antony, the son of former Kerala Chief Minister and veteran Congress chief A Ok Antony, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday. His determination to hitch the BJP was made public within the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan. Soon after becoming a member of the BJP, Antony acknowledged that his obligation is to work for the individuals and mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a transparent imaginative and prescient to make India a developed nation within the subsequent 25 years.
Delhi | Anil Antony, Congress chief and son of former Defence minister AK Antony, joins BJP, in presence of Union ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan pic.twitter.com/c39pybFbdt
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#WATCH | “Many of the Congress leaders believe that their duty is to work for a particular family but I believe that my duty is to work for the people. PM Modi has a clear vision to make India a developed country in the next 25 years…”: says Anil Antony, quickly after becoming a member of BJP pic.twitter.com/G3rTjP0oYG
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Anil Ok Antony had beforehand served as the top of the Digital Media Cell of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee. He resigned from the Congress celebration in January this yr citing “intolerant calls to retract tweet” relating to a controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The now-former Congress chief had acknowledged that these in India putting the views of a British state-sponsored channel over Indian establishments had been setting a harmful precedent.
Speaking to the media after becoming a member of the BJP, Anil Ok Antony criticized the Congress management for working for a “single-family” as a substitute of working for the nation. He acknowledged that he was satisfied that the BJP cared for the nation and shared the prime minister’s imaginative and prescient of sustainable development. He additionally clarified that his determination to hitch the BJP was not about personalities, however a few distinction of opinion and concepts.
“This is not about personalities, this is about differences of opinion and ideas. I strongly believe that I have taken the right step. My respect for my father will remain the same,” Antony mentioned when requested whether or not he had consulted his father earlier than becoming a member of the BJP.
Welcoming Anil Ok Antony into the BJP, Union Minister Piyush Goyal described him as a “very grounded political worker.” He additionally praised Anil Ok Antony’s dedication to the nation and his willingness to work in the direction of sustainable development.
