In Kerala, Modi says Gulf nations prioritising security of Indian expats, slams Congress for ‘harmful’ remarks

4 min learnThiruvanananthapuramUp to date: Mar 30, 2026 04:33 AM IST

Assuring that the federal government was making each effort to make sure that the affect on India from the battle in West Asia is minimised so far as doable, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday mentioned in Kerala that the Congress was making an attempt to derive “political profit” from it.

Talking throughout a marketing campaign occasion in Palakkad forward of the April 9 Meeting election in Kerala, which has a big variety of households with family members working within the Persian Gulf, Modi alleged that the Congress “appears to want that round 1 crore Indians working within the Gulf face hazard, in order that they’ll derive political profit from it”.

“Numerous individuals from Kerala live in areas affected by the warfare. Because the onset of the battle, I’ve been in fixed contact with the heads of these nations. All nations are giving excessive precedence to the protection of Indians. Our diplomatic missions are working across the clock to make sure that Indians don’t face any issue. Safeguarding the pursuits of Indians is the highest precedence of the federal government,” he mentioned.

He mentioned the statements made by the Congress on this matter are “very harmful”.

BJP has prioritised Palakkad for this election, because the social gathering has been runners up within the constituency the previous couple of instances. On Sunday, Modi mentioned, “Kerala is sending a message of change, which is mirrored within the rising public help and the rising belief individuals are putting on the BJP. The youth of Kerala are putting their belief within the BJP and the NDA. The ladies of Kerala are exhibiting their affection in the direction of the BJP and the NDA.”

Modi mentioned Kerala has lengthy been trapped within the “deception politics” of LDF and UDF — the ruling alliance led by the CPI(M) and the Opposition alliance led by the Congress, respectively — which he claimed have been comparable and merely put on totally different masks.

“One claims to oppose communalism, the opposite claims to uphold secularism. One calls the opposite communal, whereas the opposite calls them extraordinarily communal. In actuality, the insurance policies of each the LDF and the UDF are pushed solely by vote-bank politics. They haven’t any actual concern for the event of Kerala,” the PM mentioned.

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He mentioned the NDA would kind a authorities in Kerala and “make growth doable”.

“That is Modi’s assure. What has not modified thus far will change, and Kerala will transfer ahead on the trail of growth,” Modi mentioned.

Referring to the “cope with BJP” controversy raised by each Congress and CPI(M), Modi identified that whereas the Communists name the Congress the B-team of the BJP, the Congress says the identical in regards to the Communists. “However in saying this, each have admitted one factor that if there may be an A workforce on this election — it is going to be the BJP, solely the BJP.”

Referring to the INDIA bloc — the national-level Opposition alliance during which each the Congress and the CPI(M) are companions — Modi mentioned each events have been solely pretending to be rivals in Kerala and fascinating in “political theatrics”.

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“You have to recognise and perceive the true nature of each events,” he mentioned.

Modi additionally took a dig on the Congress over the sexual misconduct scandal that has led to the ouster of its Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil. “Incidents that undermine girls’s security are identified to all of you. Even lately, one other Congress chief needed to be expelled from the social gathering for harassing girls. All these replicate their true nature. What I need to say to the ladies of Kerala is that this: you should be cautious of them,” he mentioned.

Later, Modi took out a street present in Thrissur together with Union minister Suresh Gopi and BJP candidate for the Meeting seat, Padmaja Venugopal.

Shaju Philip is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Indian Specific, the place he leads the publication’s protection from Kerala. With over 25 years of expertise in mainstream journalism, he is among the most authoritative voices on the socio-political, spiritual, and developmental panorama of South India.

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A long time of Regional Specialization: Shaju has spent greater than 20 years documenting the “Kerala Mannequin” of growth, its complicated communal dynamics, and its high-stakes political atmosphere.

Key Protection Beats: His in depth reporting portfolio contains:

Political & Governance Evaluation: In-depth monitoring of the LDF and UDF coalitions, the expansion of the BJP within the state, and the intricate workings of the Kerala administration.

Crime & Investigative Journalism: Famous for his protection of high-profile circumstances such because the gold smuggling probe, political killings, and the state’s counter-terrorism efforts concerning radicalization modules.

Disaster Administration: He has led ground-level reporting throughout main regional crises, together with the devastating 2018 floods, the Nipah virus outbreaks, and the Covid-19 pandemic response. … Learn Extra

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