Congress veteran AK Antony’s younger son talks about elder brother Anil Antony joining BJP
Thiruvananthapuram:
A day after Anil Antony snapped all ties with the Congress and joined the BJP, AK Antony’s younger son Ajit on Friday said his brother’s decision was an “impulsive” decision and the saffron party “used him temporarily”. Throw it out like curry leaves”.
Talking to reporters here, Ajit Antony said that Anil Antony had not given the slightest hint to the family about his decision and it was a shock to all of them to see the news flash about the developments on the channels on Thursday.
He also said that his father was deeply saddened to see Anil Antony accepting the BJP membership at the headquarters in New Delhi.
Ajit Antony said, “Pappa (AK Antony) was seen sitting in a corner of the house in extreme pain. I have never seen him so weak in my life. He didn’t shed tears, that’s all.”
He said that his brother must have had his own reasons for joining the BJP and added that he used to get several abusive calls from unknown Congress party workers, which could have hurt him.
Anil’s younger brother said, “I thought he would walk away from the (Congress) party in anger, but I never thought he would go to the BJP. This decision was totally unexpected.”
Terming Anil’s decision to join the BJP as “extremely impulsive”, Ajit Antony said he was sure he would rectify his mistakes and return to the Congress party.
Responding to a question, Ajit Antony said he can continue in the BJP if he feels it is good for his political future.
“He might have gone because he thought it would be good for him. But, I will say again and again that they (BJP) will throw him out like curry leaves,” he said.
Citing examples of leaders like Alphons Kannanthanam and Tom Vadakkan who joined the BJP a few years back, Ajit Antony said the BJP would use them all as temporary workers and throw them out like used curry leaves.
Anil Antony on Thursday joined the BJP in the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan in New Delhi.
An emotionally charged AK Antony later said in Kerala that it was a “wrong” decision.
The former Defense Minister had said, ‘I am deeply saddened by Anil’s decision to join the BJP. It was a wrong decision.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee’s digital media cell chief Anil Antony quit the Congress two months ago after criticizing the party’s stand on the controversial BBC documentary film on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and reprimanded the Congress leadership for working for it. Was. A “single family” instead of the country.
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