NEW DELHI: Veteran congress leader and former union defence minister A K Antony’s son Anil Antony has been appointed as the new national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata party. Anil was the former IT head of the Congress party but fell apart with the leadership after the BBC documentary fiasco. Anil joined BJP in the presence of Minister Piyush Goyal in April. It was reported that Anil’s inclusion into the saffron party was at the behest of PM Narendra Modi. Anil was also seen along with the Prime Minister in the event ‘YUVAM’ organized in all grandeur in Kochi.

Meanwhile, another Kerala man A P Abdullakkutty will remain as the national vice president of BJP. BL Santhosh will remain the national general secretary of the BJP. BJP in an attempt to win Pasmanda Muslims in Uttar Pradesh has appointed former Aligarh Muslim University vice-chancellor Tariq Mansoor as national vice president of the party.