Posted 1/1/2024, 12:41:00 PM
Congress Faces Dilemma Over Attending Ram Mandir Ceremony
- Congress party divided on attending Ram Mandir ceremony due to pressure from IUML and risk of losing Muslim votes
- IUML hints Congress should not attend, calls it BJP election ploy; CPI(M) portrays Congress as not secular enough
- Congress ambivalent to avoid losing Hindu votes in North India vs Muslim votes in Kerala
- Growing influence of Muslim League over Congress in Kerala evident from IUML dictating terms
- Speculation of Pinarayi Vijayan grooming Muslim successor could lead to LDF consolidating minority votes