This is 'do or die' election for Congress; AK Antony with warning: Communists were chanting "Long Live Britain'; MM Hassan's criticism

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Working committee member AK Antony said that this is a 'do or die' election for the Congress. He was speaking after presenting the Thalekunnil Basheer Memorial Award to Dr George Onakkoor at Indira Bhavan.

We should think about what will happen in the country if the Modi government comes to power again. The world respects India for its polyphony and secularism. For 10 years, the Modi government has been taking steps to weaken secularism. The most dangerous of them is the Citizenship Amendment Act. There have been many amendments to the Citizenship Act in the past, but none of them were based on religion. It is expected that the Supreme Court will throw out this Act, which scratches the basic principles of the Constitution. He also stated that if the INDIA Front comes to power, the Citizenship Amendment Act will be withdrawn.

KPCC Acting President MM Hassan said that the communists were chanting "Long Live Britain' while the Congress members were holding patriotic songs and slogans close to their hearts. "Chief Minister spoke at Malappuram highlighting the contribution of Muslims in the freedom struggle, criticizing the Modi government's action of excluding Muslims from the Citizenship Amendment Act. However, where were the communists back then? History of backstabbing the Quit India struggle belongs to them," MM Hassan said.

Dr Shashi Tharoor, VS Sivakumar, Palode Ravi, Cherian Philip, MR Thampan, BS Balachandran, E Shamsudeen, Jagfar Thempammoodu and Vinod Sen spoke.

Will campaign in Pathanamthitta

AK Antony stated that he will campaign in Pathanamthitta if his health permits. "In the last election, I worked in Thiruvananthapuram. I will campaign in all places in Thiruvananthapuram as health permits." He said that it is necessary to remove Modi from power to protect the constitution of the country.