THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For PV Anvar, Trinamool Congress is a platform to challenge CPM and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Anvar was appointed as the state convener of Trinamool after he resigned as the independent MLA from Nilambur. The Assembly Speaker accepted Anvar's resignation.
CPM may have to face the consequences in Bengal if CPM and Pinarayi try to repress Anvar. Mamata's advantage in this is that she can claim a presence in South India as well. Mamata, who aspires to become the prime minister, also aims to increase her influence at the national level.
Anvar submitted his resignation by meeting the Speaker in person. It was only after putting on the party armour against his political enemy did Anvar make open moves to join the UDF to make political gains. Anvar broke the ice by apologizing for levelling a bribe allegation of Rs 150 crore against Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan in the Assembly. He also announced unconditional support to the UDF in his home constituency of Nilambur, where by-elections are due due to his resignation as an MLA.
Anvar would have faced disqualification if he joined any party without resigning as MLA. It is also known that Mamata advised him to resign. Anvar is convinced that his political future will be over if he contests the next by-election and loses. His political future was bleak when he fielded a candidate and got only very few votes while CPM won the Chelakkara by-election. It was then that Anvar was arrested as the first accused in the forest office attack case. Anvar, who regained his political life with that, did not waste time and migrated to Trinamool. He also announced his support by targeting the UDF tent.
UDF cannot say no to Anvar's support. Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan and senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala have welcomed Anvar's support. However, Anvar also went against Congress leader Aryadan Shoukath, who is likely to be his political rival in Nilambur. His public announcement that Malappuram DCC president VS Joy will win with a huge majority if he is nominated, is part of it. By revealing that he levelled election fund allegations against Satheesan as per the advice of P Sasi, Anvar also made it clear that he would continue his war against the CPM and the Chief Minister. The opposition leader also used the clean chit given by Anvar against Pinarayi.
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