"Tried To Sabotage Kerala's Growth": Pinarayi Vijayan Slams Congress, BJP

Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that the national leaders of the Congress and BJP, including the Prime Minister, were attempting to create a distorted image of Kerala.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday lashed out at the Congress and BJP, saying those who tried to sabotage the state's survival and growth in the last five years were now delivering speeches on development, which amounted to ''mocking'' the people. Speaking at a press meet, he alleged that the national leaders of the Congress and BJP, including the Prime Minister, were attempting to create a distorted image of Kerala. His remarks came a day after PM Modi said at a poll rally in Thiruvananthapuram that there was a "total hartal on governance" in Kerala. "Any move by the RSS for a communal divide has not been successful in Kerala, which is a stronghold of secularism. Those who tried to sabotage the survival and growth of the state in the last five years are now delivering speeches on development. This amounts to mocking the people of Kerala," he said.