Kochi,June 27 (TruthDive): Hindu Outfits representing two major Hindu communities in Kerala, which account for 41 per cent of the total population of Kerala State, have praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP on the formation of the NDA Government, sending shockwaves to both the ruling Congress-led UDF and the LDF opposition led by CPI(M).
The NSS (Nair Service Society) outfit of the Nairs the Hindu upper caste and Ezhavas the lower caste Hindu organization SNDP (Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam) have praised the BJP and Modi through their respective official journals. Service magazine of NSS and Yoga Nadam publication of SNDP have carried Modi’s pictures on their front covers.
The development has caused anxiety among the Congress as well as the CPI(M) which have always competed to woo the two highly influential Hindu outfits. The NSS has been claiming to adopt a policy of keeping equidistance from political parties but is known for its closeness to the Congress-led UDF.
The SNDP and its general secretary Vellappally Natesan, a liquor baron and industrialist, has been shifting between the UDF and the Left. Majority of Ezhavas are Left supporters. Nairs form 16 per cent and Ezhavas constitute 25 per cent of Kerala population.
NSS says it had expected that power would change in Delhi and in the State the UDF would get more seats and be more stable.
The editorial written by SNDP chief in the Yoga Nadam titled “Modi’s First Goal”, congratulates the Prime Minister and the NDA for bringing SAARC leaders to India and terms it as the first strike.
The SNDP journal says that Modi faced the worst kind of political attack from opponents. The SNDP had been moving nearer to the BJP during the campaign. Natesan gave an introductory speech at a grand alliance conference of Dalit in Kochi in which Narendra Modi was the chief guest.
Left has seen erosion of votes from the lower castes and the Ezhavas and pronounced shift could spell trouble. The Left had ignored wooing the traditional vote base among Hindus to get into minority vote bank, says independent assessments.
BJP vote share rose in Lok Sabha by around 4 % from 6 %. Congress which had taken Nair votes for granted will now have to be on the alert. Antony in a soul-searching said public has doubts on Congress’s secular character.