Towards the run up to the Assembly elections in Kerala, things have slowly begun to heat up. The LDF seemed to have its adrenaline pumped up to unimaginably high levels, the UDF has been trying to pick up the pieces and get its act together. The BJP has been going about its rallies in the usual manner showing fault lines in its top leadership.
And suddenly, things seem to have changed or seems to have electrified the environment. Let's go through them :-
(a) The BJP state president, K Surendran, had announced at a public rally that the metroman, E Sreedharan would be its chief ministerial candidate. He'd taken the party membership just a couple of days back.
(b) The Customs Directorate has filed an affidavit in the court, on the gold smuggling case, that the chief minister and the speaker have direct links with the case, based on the secret testimony of Swapna Suresh. Mind you, it's common knowledge that no government agency will implicate a sitting chief minister unless and until there's solid evidence with it!
(c) The UDF is having a tough time with the Kerala Congress faction of PJ Joseph regarding their share of seats in the forthcoming elections. Its Wayanad unit has cracked up because of the seat allocations and similar actions have been reported from other constituencies as well.
And see how things changed within a matter of hours :-
(a) The BJP leader is made to swallow his words and say that Sreedharan has not yet been decided as the chief minister. (Probably, that would be announced by the Prime Minister, later).
(b) The LDF cries foul and says that the BJP is using the central investigative agencies to tarnish its image. (The LDF will begin to hold rallies and picket Customs Collectorates, in the state, from tomorrow).
(c) The UDF, though happy at the massive opportunity that has come its way, insists on a game being played between the LDF and the BJP.
My queries.
* Will electoral politics undergo a sea change in the state during the run up to the elections?
* If E Sreedharan is projected as the chief ministerial candidate, will the BJP be able to perform better?
* Will the UDF put up an impressive show?
My personal wish is that we have a clean ministry under the leadership of E Sreedharan. At 88, we owe him to be given a chance so that he can clean up the stables and give the Malayalees good governance.
Tailpiece.
Got up at our usual time, the chores and was ready by a quarter to 10. Meanwhile, Had taken up an appointment with the surgical specialist this evening.
The doctor saw the wound and was happy to note that it was healing well. He has said that the stitches would be removed by next Wednesday. I told him about the problems that I had because of the intake of antibiotics. Did I see a note of regret in him for not having kept that in mind?
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