The Congress party in Kerala appears to be in a predicament over the decision of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of the proscribed Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), to support the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Lok Sabha polls in Kerala.
BJP State president and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency K. Surendran has urged the UDF candidate and sitting MP Rahul Gandhi to clarify his stance on the support announced by the SDPI for the UDF.
Addressing the media in Wayanad on (April 2) Tuesday, Mr. Surendran said the Congress party’s move to seek support from the SDPI shocked him and termed the move ‘dangerous’. “The PFI was banned in the country last year owing to its extremist and anti-national activities and how could the UDF accept its support?” Mr. Surendran asked.
