Anil had quit the position he held in the Congress party in January this year after his Twitter post criticising the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots irked the party.
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader AK Antony's son Anil K Antony has resigned from the Congress party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Addressing the media after joining the BJP, Anil Antony said, "I believe Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitah. Some people in Congress work for Parivaar (family); I will work for the nation. PM Modi has a strong vision, I want to contribute to national integration."
He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a clear vision and in the next 25 years India will be a developed country in the multi-polar world. "The central government and the BJP led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP Chief Nadda is working tirelessly throughout the country," he said.
"As a young Indian it is my duty to contribute to the PM's vision of nation-building and integrity," he said, adding, "My decision to join the BJP is not a mere personal interest but against Congress' actions of working for some particular leaders which I am not comfortable with. I took this decision after thinking a lot after quitting Congress. There's no difference between any persons on the basis of caste and creed in PM Modi's governance."
Anil had quit the position he held in the Congress party in January this year after his Twitter post criticising the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 2002 Gujarat riots irked the party.
Anil was asked to retract the tweet. However, he did not do so and said, "Intolerant calls to retract a tweet by those fighting for free speech."
“I have resigned from my roles in @incindia @INCKerala. Intolerant calls to retract a tweet, by those fighting for free speech. I refused. @facebook wall of hate/abuses by ones supporting a trek to promote love! Hypocrisy thy name is! Life goes on,” he had tweeted, along with his resignation letter.
Talking about the controversial BBC documentary, he had tweeted, “Despite large differences with BJP, I think those in India placing views of BBC, a state-sponsored channel with a long history of Indian prejudices, and of Jack Straw, the brain behind the Iraq war, over Indian institutions is setting a dangerous precedence, will undermine our sovereignty."
He added that while there can be internal conflicts inside the nation, outside organisations shouldn't be permitted to create chaos.
Anil had handled the digital communications of the Congress party's Kerala unit. His remarks came at a time when the Kerala unit of the Congress party announced that it would hold screenings of the documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots across the state.
