Kerala’s ruling LDF convenor acknowledges meeting BJP leader Javadekar

He spoke about the meeting on the day Kerala all 20 seats went to the polls in the second of seven-phase Lok Sabha elections even as the Congress has accused the Kerala wing of CPI(M) of being in close touch with the BJP to hurt the electoral prospects of the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) in the state.

“I was at my son’s apartment in Thiruvananthapuram for my grandson’s birthday. Suddenly, I saw Prakash Javadekar walking in. I was surprised. When someone comes home, we cannot ask them to leave. Right? He said he was in the neighbourhood and thought of coming to meet me. He wanted to discuss political matters with me, but I declined. I told him I had a meeting that I had to go to and left. They also left at that moment. That is all,” said Jayarajan after voting in Kannur.

Jayarajan maintained that he held no political discussions with Javadekar and that it was just a courtesy meeting. He added there was nothing unusual about it. He said as the LDF convenor, several people including Congress, BJP leaders, and Christian and Muslim priests meet him. “I am not someone who [switches parties and politics] just by meeting someone. I will not change even if the Prime Minister talks to me.”