Following his recent induction into the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday met the senior party leader AK Antony at his residence in Thiruvananthapuram.
A day after being appointed the BJP's national general secretary, Anil Antony, son of veteran Congress leader and former Union minister AK Antony, said he would strive to carry forward the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and make India a developed nation on its centenary year of in
Speaking to ANI, AK Antony said, "Congress' victory is historical, it showcases the victory of secularism, win over hate politics. This shares many messages, the secular voters can unite and in the 2024 elections we can beat the Modi government."
In another blow to the Congress ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, CR Kesavan, the great-grandson of India's first Indian Governor-General, C Rajagopalachari joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Saturday.
The BJP's Kerala chief K Surendran said more leaders will follow former Union minister and Congress leader AK Antony's son, Anil Antony, to the saffron camp.
Talking about the relationship with his father, Anil Antony said, "We all are different and our thinking is also different. Joining BJP is my personal decision and my father has been associated with Congress for many decades. He has a different attachment to Congress."
Responding to Anil's decision of joining the BJP, Satheesan said, "Anil Antony has not rendered any services directly or indirectly to Congress or any organizations. Even the assigned responsibility was not properly performed by Anil."
Anil Antony, son of senior Congress leader and former Defence Minister AK Antony, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Thursday said Congress has now started 'prioritising the interest of two-three individuals'.
Anil K Antony, the son of veteran Congress leader A K Antony, on Thursday, joined the BJP in the presence of Union ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan.
After Congress veteran AK Antony's son Anil Antony joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the former Defence Minister said his son has taken a wrong move adding that the decision has pained him.