New Delhi: BJP Kerala chief K Surendran has mentioned that extra leaders will comply with former Union Minister and Congress chief AK Antony`s son, Anil Antony, to the saffron camp. Anil Anthony, who left the Congress earlier, formally joined the BJP on Thursday, within the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan. Surendran and senior get together leaders Tarun Chugh and Anil Baluni have been additionally current at his becoming a member of. Speaking to ANI on Thursday, Surendran, to a query on whether or not Anil Anthony`s becoming a member of would enhance the BJP`s prospects within the southern state and enhance its acceptability amongst Christian voters, mentioned, “AK Antony is senior Congress leader, who held key positions in the party. Today, his son Anil Antony took membership in the BJP. More Congress leaders will be joining BJP soon.”
The Kerala BJP chief mentioned that Anil Antony is one in every of many Opposition leaders to have joined the BJP. Even the erudite and extremely educated leaders within the Opposition camp at the moment are becoming a member of the BJP, he mentioned including that his get together is approaching a number of different leaders within the Congress and the Left to affix the saffron camp.
Surendran additionally expressed confidence that the BJP’s vote share in Kerala will enhance within the subsequent meeting elections. “We hope to bag a bigger share of Christian votes as the Christian community has demonstrated that it has full faith in Modi-ji`s work,” Surendran mentioned. On the Congress stalwart`s assertion that he was pained at his son becoming a member of the BJP, Surendran added, “AK Antony has been with the Congress for six a long time and it’s only pure for him to really feel dangerous if his son joins the BJP.
Deeply Pained BY Anil’s Decision: AK Antony
Earlier within the day, AK Antony mentioned that Anil has taken a unsuitable 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, advised reporters.
‘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 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 K Surendran and senior get together leaders Tarun Chugh and Anil Baluni have 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 handle 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 precise 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).
