With Malice
Towards None K. J. Thomas
The interview
of TOI with Kummanam Rajasekharan appeared on 21st April 2016 of
Times of India daily in which the state President of BJP claimed that NDA would
win more than 70 seats and form a government after the Kerala Assembly
election. Although BJP has not won a single seat till date, the prediction of
the State President thrilled me with joy as I dream of the introduction of a government
formed by a new ‘Front’ namely NDA in the political arena of Kerala. Not only
did that the guts or confidence of the State President of BJP amaze me, but I
am sure, if such an optimistic President leads NDA in this election, there is a
chance for miracle to happen in this state, as it did in Bengal a few years ago
when Trinamul Congress under the inspiring leadership of Mamta Banerji wiped
out the three decades long Marxist rule. The moment I finished reading the interview,
I too became an ardent devotee of the charismatic leader of the Lotus party.
Pinarayi Vijayan, the leader of LDF claimed
100 seats while UDF is complacent with the prospects of the continuation of the
present government. Their predictions
have no element of surprise, as we all know that Kerala is always ruled by
either LDF or UDF governments every five years. If Ummachen is out, the place
is occupied by Lonappan and if Lonappan is rejected, Ummachen comes in again. Thus
Kerala has been walking Left and Right for decades now. Both the Left and the Right have the same
ideology and policies. They are the two sides of the same coin!
In the 1950s Communists were considered as the
epitome of ‘devils’ by the Christian community but now everything is changed
and the former has become angels for the latter.
The same social stigma that imposed on the
communists in the 1950s is now afflicted with the BJP in the state. They are branded as communal party, whereas
Kerala Congress and Muslim League are baptized as secular and holy. This branding is mainly due to the propaganda
of the newspapers and electronic media which largely depend upon the main
stream political giants namely LDF and UDF. The business community always
pampers to the needs of both these giants as they know well ‘either Lonappan or
Ummachen will come to power. So all the bureaucrats from the peon to the IAS
and IPS dance to the tune of these ‘Achayans’.
Corrupted
activities and bribery of the ministers always appear in the front page of every
newspaper daily and an enquiry commission is appointed to punish the guilty but
soon the minister comes out of the acid test, as if he had come from Heaven, it
seems, purified and holy like a saint and all people are ashamed and sorry for
leveling such heinous charges against such a saintly minister! And he is
promptly reinstated in the cabinet. The same drama goes on whether Lonappan or
Ummachen rules the state! This is why the people of Kerala are tired of these
two giants – the Left and the Right not because they are bad, but because we
are tired of seeing such ‘melodramas’ for a long time!
All corrupted activities are vaporized in no
time and these innocent, saintly ministers declare that they believe only in
one court – the people’s court’ namely the election and they are well aware
that by playing all the dirty tricks, money and muscle power they can easily
win the seat!
It is calculated that about 90% of voters are
divided between LDF or UDF fanatics and the balance 10% voters are normal and
impartial and independent in their thinking. This is the pattern of Kerala
election. But now with the arrival of Modi wave at the centre, slight changes
are occurring in the traditional vote banks. Fissures are appeared in various
parties including the Christian and Muslim community who always stand with the
UDF and LDF.
Recently church shared a saffron stage at
Kothamangalam to support P.C.Cyriac, a candidate in the assembly election with
the backing of NDA and the election convention was inaugurated by the Union
Minister.
A few Kerala Congress factions took shelter in
the NDA and, the support of Ezhava community under the leadership of
Vellappally Nadesan enkindle hope to the prediction of Kummanam Rajasekharan.
If a miracle happens, and the prediction of Kummanam comes true, how long the
government will continue is a big question. Internal schism for which Kerala
BJP is world famous is the number one danger. If the future Chief Minister
Rajasekharan very skillfully overcomes the first trouble, there will be the
most dangerous giant waiting outside to topple his government. It is none other
than the grand unity of Lonappan and Ummachan. The congress and the Communist
have already got in to a betrothed ceremony in the state of Bengal only to
defeat Mamta Banerjee’s TMC in Bengal Assembly election now.
We may imagine
that the same unity will be forged here too, which will open up a new era of
Kerala politics. At present in a broad sense, there are no issues since
ideological differences between the LDF and the UDF are mostly non-existent. It
seems they copy each other's manifestoes and styles of development. Kjt/23-04-2016
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