UDF government in Keralam functioning under influence of extremist ideologues, alleges K. Surendran

UDF administration in Keralam functioning under influence of extremist ideologues, alleges K.

Key points

• The United Democratic Front (UDF) administration in Keralam is functioning under the influence of extremist ideologues, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary K.
• Surendran alleged that not just PM SHRI, all Central administration schemes and initiatives were being resisted by the IUML and other fundamentalist forces in Keralam.
• According to Surendran, it was clear that the UDF administration was under much pressure from "external forces", which were influencing the government's decision-making at various levels.
• Keralam's UDF govt at three months: hits, hurdles, and high expectations of V.D.

UDF administration in Keralam functioning under influence of extremist ideologues, alleges K. Surendran BJP national secretary notes that the delay in implementing the PM SHRI project in the State was a clear example of the extremist forces at work. Updated – August 21, 2026 06: 59 pm IST – Thiruvananthapuram.

For context, the United Democratic Front (UDF) administration in Keralam is functioning under the influence of extremist ideologues, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary K. Surendran has remarked.

Addressing a press conference, Mr. According to Surendran, it was clear that the UDF administration was under much pressure from "external forces", which were influencing the government's decision-making at various levels. The delay in implementing the PM SHRI project in the State was a clear example of the extremist forces at work, he continued.

All Congress-ruled States in the country have implemented PM SHRI, and it is only in Kerala that the scheme's administrative implementation was being blocked allegedly due to the pressure exerted by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and the Jamaat-e-Islami, he asserted.

Mr. Surendran alleged that not just PM SHRI, all Central administration schemes and initiatives were being resisted by the IUML and other fundamentalist forces in Keralam. While all Congress-ruled States honoured the national song Vande Mataram by giving its full rendition at the Independence Day functions, the V.D. Satheesan administration did not even render two stanzas of the song. Does the Indian National Congress have a different policy for the State of Keralam, Mr. Surendran asked.

Keralam's UDF govt at three months: hits, hurdles, and high expectations of V.D. Satheesan.

He remarked that for the past five years, Mr. Satheesan's refrain had been that the BJP was helping the Communist Party of India bury the Exalogic case. Now that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has dug deep and discovered serious and startling revelations, Mr. Satheesan has nothing to say regarding the alleged "protection" given by Narendra Modi to Pinarayi Vijayan, he pointed out. In practice, the V.D.S-led UDF administration has turned out to be a carbon copy of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF administration, he continued.

He remarked that the BJP's stance was that Mr. Vijayan has no right to continue as the Leader of the Opposition. He observed that now that serious revelations have come up in the Exalogic case, it was noteworthy that none in the CPI(M) were out to defend T. Veena, daughter of Mr. Vijayan. This was not the case when the ED first raided Mr. When even the party's national leadership was on the streets in protest, Mr, vijayan's residence in Thiruvananthapuram. Surendran pointed out.

In short, UDF government in Keralam functioning under influence of extremist ideologues, alleges K. Is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.