Nilambur Bypoll: Welfare Party of India’s Support for UDF Sparks Political Row over Alliances with ‘Communal Forces’

Nilambur bypoll: Welfare Party of India’s support for UDF sparks political row over alliances with ‘communal forces’

CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan says WPI is ‘the islamist Jamaat-e-Islami’s political arm’ and its unconditional support for UDF highlights Opposition’s desperation to seek help of fundamentalist outfits to bolster its campaign. Satheesan hits back

Jamaat-e-Islami backs Congress in Nilambur bypoll

Jamaat-e-Islami’s political wing, the Welfare Party, has officially declared its support for the Congress in the Nilambur assembly by-election

CPI(M) slams UDF over Jamaat-e-Islami backed support in Nilambur bypoll

CPI (M) leader Elamaram Kareem also vehemently criticised the Congress-led front over the Jamaat-e-Islami's support.