BJP will Throw Anil Out Like Curry Leaves, says his brother Ajith Antony

GG News Bureau

Thiruvananthapuram, 7th April. Ajith Antony, AK Antony’s younger son, said on Friday that his brother’s decision to join the BJP was “impulsive” and that the saffron party would throw him out like “curry leaves” after using him for a short time.

Ajith Antony, speaking to reporters here, said Anil Antony had not given the family any hints about his decision, and it came as a surprise to everyone when the news broke on Thursday.

He also stated that his father was devastated after witnessing Anil Antony accept the BJP membership at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi.

“Pappa (AK Antony) was seen sitting with utmost pain in a corner of the house. I have never ever seen him so weak like this in my life. He did not shed tears, that’s all,” Ajith Antony said.

He stated that his brother would have his own reasons for joining the BJP and that he had received several abusive phone calls from unknown Congress party workers, which may have hurt him.

“I thought he would stay away from the (Congress) party out of anger, but I never ever thought that he would go to the BJP. The decision was a totally unexpected one, ” Anil’s younger brother said.

Ajith Antony described Anil’s decision to join the BJP as “very impulsive,” but he believes he will return to the Congress party after correcting his mistakes.

In response to a question, Ajith Antony stated that he may remain in the BJP if he believes it is beneficial to his political future.

“He probably would have gone, as he felt that it would be good for him. But, I will say again and again that they (BJP) will throw him out like curry leaves,” he said.

Ajith Antony, citing leaders like Alphons Kannanthanam and Tom Vadakkan who joined the BJP a few years ago, said the BJP would use everyone temporarily and then throw them out like used curry leaves.

On Thursday, Anil Antony joined the BJP in the presence of Union ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan in New Delhi.

Later, an emotional AK Antony said in Kerala that it was the “wrong” decision.

“I am deeply pained by Anil’s decision to join the BJP. It was a wrong decision,” the former Defence Minister had said.

Anil Antony, who headed the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee’s Digital Media Cell, left the party two months ago after criticising the party’s stance on the BBC’s controversial documentary film on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and accusing the Congress leadership of working for a “single family” rather than the country.