Kerala’s ruling LDF warms up to IUML

Thiruvananthapuram: Indicating a shift in its tactical approach towards Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Kerala’s CPI(M)-led LDF on Wednesday appeared to be warming up to the key partner in the Congressled UDF in the state with its convenor E P Jayarajan on Wednesday refusing to say no to a query on accommodating it into the Left fold and said expanding the ruling front’s mass base is its policy.

A day after he was appointed as the convenor of the LDF, Jayarajan, a senior central committee member of the CPI(M), said the Congress will not be able to win a single seat in Kerala without the support of the Muslim League, which has got significant vote base in certain constituencies in the state.

Apparently sending feelers to the Muslim League, which was often described by the CPI(M) as a communal outfit, Jayarajan said there was a section in the key UDF partner supporting the policies of the LDF government. “The Congress is surviving only on the support of the Muslim League. The Congress will not win a single seat in Kerala, if they go to polls alone. So, Muslim League will think what is the use of being part the UDF,” Jayarajan. (PTI)