New Delhi | Congress leader Tom Vadakkan, a close aide of Sonia Gandhi on Thursday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP), disagreeing with the party’s views on the Pulwama attack.
“I left Congress party because when Pakistani terrorists attacked our land, my party’s reaction to it was sad, it hurt me deeply. If a political party takes such a position that is against the country, then I’m left with no option but to leave the party,” Mr Vadakkan, who was welcomed into the BJP by union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, said.
Mr Vadakkan said he was “deeply hurt” when his party “questioned the integrity of the armed forces”.
He also said the Congress’ reaction to attacks carried out by Pakistan-based terrorists was sad while asserting that he believed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development narrative.
“I gave my prime of life to the Congress. But dynastic politics is now at its zenith in the party… There’s no place in it for self-respecting people,” he said.
Tom Vadakkan was welcomed to the party by Union Minister Ram Madhav.
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