We will not say we don't want anybody's votes: leaders. What does it mean?

If you are a person who closely watches and reads stories about political developments in Kerala, I am sure you may come across these statements by our great leaders quite often now. The reason is obvious. Elections to both the local bodies and Assembly are closing by. It is time they do all kinds of somersaulting verbally.

A few of the Congress leaders said they would accept the votes of Muralidharan and his supporters during the local elections. Then comes one of the finest acts of somersaulting from one of the most respected leaders the other day. He vehemently denies having said such statement. It was funny to watch TV clips showing both his statements simultaneously.

Then comes another leader from the central Kerala. He says his party and his coalition would seek anybody’s support and would never say that they wouldn’t seek their votes. This statement achieve significance in the light of the recent spurt in the terror activities in the state. My question is would they still accept the votes of those who publicly supports terror activities in the state. I wonder when our leaders would become statesmen. I am sure it will never happen because they are greedy of power and they would go to any extent to appease any one and any organization to get power in the capital.

There is another party. I am sorry I cannot reveal the names of those parties. But I am sure my people will understand them easily. Let us come back to this party which boasts of its secular credentials. In the last elections, they sought the help of a man who publicly supported hardline policies during his heydays. He was arrested and put behind bars for a few years. But when he came out of the jail, this so called secular party suddenly found him ‘secular’ and shared dias with him across the state. We are mindful of their intentions. It is what we call ‘appeasement’.

People of Kerala should show these parties that there is no place for them if they support those forces that are bent upon destroying and dividing our nation and people. Let us begin it from Kerala, or else there is no point in saying that we are one of the most politically conscious people in the state.