Kerala CM says LDF convenor E.P. Jayarajan should have exercised caution in meeting Prakash Javadekar in presence of middleman
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (file) | Photo Credit: PTI Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said Left Democratic Front (LDF) convenor E.P. Jayarajan’s geniality often caused the latter to lose guard. Also Read: Kerala Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE Updates Speaking to reporters in Kannur on April 26, Mr. Vijayan said he noted “nothing scandalous” in Mr. Jayarajan meeting BJP leader Prakash Javadekar or any other rival politician. However, Mr. Vijayan said, it should not have been in the presence of a “dubious middleman whose sole concern was making money by hook or crook.” Mr. Jayarajan had said earlier that Mr. Javadekar and T.G. Nandakumar, a self-styled power broker based in New Delhi, had dropped in without prior intimation at his son’s apartment in Thiruvananthapuram. Mr. Jayarajan said he was partaking in his grandchild’s birthday party when the duo invited themselves over. Mr. Vijayan said Mr. Jayarajan had displayed a lack of caution. He said the LDF convenor’s “forthrightness and affability” often put the latter in a spot. “Those who candidly rub shoulders with …