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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“This is the beauty of democracy. The people’s verdict must be accepted, whether it supports the UDF statewide or the BJP in my constituency,” Tharoor said.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p data-start="246" data-end="582">Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday welcomed the United Democratic Front’s strong performance in the Kerala local self-government elections and also congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party for its historic showing in his Thiruvananthapuram constituency, describing the outcome as the true &#8216;beauty of democracy&#8217;.</p>
<h4 data-start="246" data-end="582"><span style="color: #0000ff;">read also:</span> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><em><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="https://theedgemedia.in/shashi-tharoor-skips-congress-meeting-rahul-gandhi">Shashi Tharoor Misses Congress MPs Meeting Chaired by Rahul Gandhi for the Third Time</a></em></span></h4>
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<p data-start="584" data-end="839"><strong>In a post on social media platform X, Tharoor said,</strong></p>
<p data-start="584" data-end="839"><em>&#8220;The mandate delivered by voters deserved respect, whether it favoured the UDF across the state or the BJP in the state capital. He noted that the results reflected a vibrant democratic spirit in Kerala.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p data-start="841" data-end="1293"><span style="color: #008000;"><em>Calling the outcome a day of remarkable electoral results, Tharoor <strong>congratulated the UDF</strong> <strong>on its impressive victories</strong> in multiple local bodies.</em> </span></p>
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<p data-start="841" data-end="1293"><strong>He said,</strong></p>
<p data-start="841" data-end="1293"><em>&#8220;The performance was a clear endorsement from voters and a strong signal ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p data-start="1295" data-end="1560">At the same time, Tharoor <strong>acknowledged</strong> the BJP’s breakthrough in <strong>Thiruvananthapuram</strong>. He <strong>offered</strong> <strong>his congratulations</strong> for what he termed <strong>a significant victory</strong> in the <strong>city corporation</strong>, describing it as a <strong>notable shift</strong> in the political landscape of the state capital.</p>
<p data-start="1562" data-end="1791">The Congress leader said he had <strong>campaigned for change</strong> after what he described <strong>as 45 years of Left Democratic Front misrule</strong>, but ultimately the electorate chose another party that also<strong> promised</strong> a clear alternative in governance.</p>
<p data-start="1793" data-end="1951"><strong>Tharoor said,</strong></p>
<p data-start="1793" data-end="1951"><em>“This is the beauty of democracy. The people’s verdict must be accepted, whether it supports the UDF statewide or the BJP in my constituency”.</em></p>
<p data-start="1953" data-end="2203">Reaffirming his commitment to public service, Tharoor, the Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram, said he would continue working for the <strong>welfare of Kerala</strong>, advocating for the <strong>people’s concerns</strong> and <strong>upholding the principles</strong> of good governance.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/shashi-tharoor-udf-bjp-kerala-election-verdict">Shashi Tharoor Hails UDF Victory in Kerala, Congratulates BJP on Historic Thiruvananthapuram Win</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>In a scathing attack, PM Modi says both UDF and LDF ruined Kerala</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday came down heavily on the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and Congress-led opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) and said both were twin brothers and their uninspiring leadership had crippled the state and its developmental activities. Addressing a public meeting at the state capital he said both were friends in [&#8230;]</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday came down heavily on the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and Congress-led opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) and said both were twin brothers and their uninspiring leadership had crippled the state and its developmental activities.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Addressing a public meeting at the state capital he said both were friends in West Bengal but in Kerala they pretend as if they are sworn enemies. “Both are like twins. Twin brothers, in mis-governance, corruption and violence. It is better for them to merge and take a new name Comrade Congress Party,” he said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">He said for many decades the state has been experimenting with alternate formations and now people were fed up with both and they had started looking to the BJP-led National Democratic Front to get out of the stagnant bipolar politics. He said the Centre has introduced many programmes like the PM Awas Yojana to help the homeless and Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure safe drinking water but the state had failed to implement these programmes fearing the BJP and Modi will get acceptance.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“There is a huge wave of support for the NDA in Kerala and neighbouring Tamil Nadu. People have realised the politics of development. The NDA is wedded to local flavour with national interest. The situation will change in Kerala this time,” he said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Earlier in the day he addressed another rally in Pathanamitta, district where the famous hill temple Sabarimala is situated. He tore into the Left Front government saying instead of greeting devotees with flowers they were dealt with lathis. “I bow my head before devotees and their discipline and devotion make this land holier,” he said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“From Swami Ayyappa (presiding deity) we learn the importance of doing good to others and being compassionate. But, what has the LDF done? First, they try to distort the picture of Kerala and try to show its culture as backward. Then, they try to destabilise sacred places by using their agents to carry out mischief,” he said.</p>



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