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Kerala Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan alleges that E.P. Jayarajan met Prakash Javadekar at CM’s instance 

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Kerala’s Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan | Photo Credit: Sreejith R. Kumar Kerala’s Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said that LDF convenor E.P. Jayarajan’s admission that he secretly parleyed with BJP’s Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar had drawn the curtains back on the CPI(M)‘s tacit understanding with the BJP to disadvantage the Congress in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Kerala.  Mr. Satheesan accused Mr. Vijayan of authorising Mr. Jayarajan’s meeting with Mr. Javadekar and later throwing the LDF convenor under the bus when the embarrassing details of the conclave emerged in the public domain on the poll day on April 26.  Mr. Satheesan said that Mr. Vijayan had “pre-emptively scapegoated” Mr. Jayarajan to escape the onus of a crippling defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He said that Mr. Vijayan sought to escape blame for his “failures and crimes” as Chief Minister by holding Mr. Jayarajan accountable for the poor showing at the hustings.  Mr. Satheesan alleged that the CPI(M) had struck a secret compact with the BJP to channel party votes to the …

Kerala CM says LDF convenor E.P. Jayarajan should have exercised caution in meeting Prakash Javadekar in presence of middleman

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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 …