NEW DELHI: Anil Antony, son of former Defence Minister and senior Congress leader AK Antony, joined BJP on Thursday. BJP inducted Anil Antony into the party at the party headquarters in the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan. Anil Antony headed the KPCC Digital Media Cell before quitting Congress in January. His tweet criticising the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 2002 Gujarat riots created a flutter in the party.

Welcoming Anil Antony into the party, Union Minister V Muraleedharan said that he was side-lined in Congress party when he stood for the nation. He has now joined BJP, thereby proving that he is a true nationalist.

Meanwhile, Anil Antony launched a scathing attack on Congress by drawing a comparison between the functioning of BJP and Congress. “While BJP works for the nation, Congress leaders are working to please a particular family”, he said.