Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kerala twice in a fortnight signals a fresh effort by the BJP to strengthen its hold in the southern state.
According to senior BJP and RSS functionaries, the RSS and the BJP are working with the Hindu-Christian support base to corner the “fundamental forces” of the Left-Communist regime in the state, including banned organizations like the People’s Federation of India (PFI). Also included. Kerala.
Leaders of many communities, including Dalits and Christians, were present at the Prime Minister’s welcome ceremony in Kochi. News18 has learned that the reception community included senior leaders and members of the Syro Malabar, Jacobite and Orthodox Christian communities.
As far as the political battle is concerned, senior BJP leaders from Kerala said that the Sangh Parivar’s ideological battle against the Left has gone too far. Kerala is the last Red Fort as the RSS dethroned them in Tripura and helped Mamata Banerjee demolish them in West Bengal.
Kerala BJP unit chief K Surendran said, ‘BJP is getting stronger in Kerala due to the special attention of PM Modi. A huge emphasis has been laid on strengthening the organization and reaching out to the people. We have to oust that party from the government, which gives shelter to organizations like PFI. They are a threat to national security.”
The Sneh Yatra, which began in December, received “positive” responses from the BJP. “We covered a total of 8 lakh Christian households, and we did not experience or see any negative attitude from any household there. The Christian community also supports us and they are joining us in large numbers,” Surendran said.
Not just a political or religious outreach
BJP is trying to make inroads in many southern states. His outreach programs also took place in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. However, in the last one year, PM Modi has taken keen interest in Kerala.
The RSS has always been a force with good organization in Kerala, even though this strength never translated into seats in the last parliamentary elections. However, Surendran said that in 2019 the BJP had more than 34% vote share in four Lok Sabha seats out of the total 20 seats in the state.
The Prime Minister’s reach in Kerala is not just through political or religious ventures, but also has a developmental approach. During his two-day visit, he inaugurated three major infrastructure projects worth over Rs 4,000 crore in Kochi, including the New Dry Dock (NDD) at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), CSL’s International Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) and Includes LPG imports. Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s terminal at Puthuvypeen.
A senior RSS functionary said Kerala has seen the most violent clashes between RSS volunteers and communist cadres. “Many of our volunteers were brutally killed in the state. But they are still fighting. The state has an ancient Indian tradition. But with the active support of the present political system it has become Islamized. Cases of smuggling and laundering have increased over the years due to the state’s active relationship with some Middle-Eastern countries. It is necessary to form a nationalist government in Kerala for the sovereignty and security of India,” the official said.
However, CPM leaders reject such claims. A senior CPM MP from Kerala said, “They (BJP) are doing divisive politics everywhere. They have some currency in the northern part of the country, but the people of Kerala know the reality. The state has a diverse society and people live peacefully here. Our government has developed the state so much that it is one of the best in the country in terms of education and health infrastructure. People here will not fall into the trap of BJP.”
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