Chennai: Samathuva Makkal Katchi Party president and actor Sarath Kumar said that he joined the NDA because of his belief that Narendra Modi should become the prime minister again. Sarath Kumar also said that he will work for Suresh Gopi, the NDA candidate in Thrissur. He also responded that the triangular fight in Tamil Nadu will be an advantage for the BJP.
Meanwhile, Republican Party of India President Nusrat Jahan will contest against Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad. The Republican Party of India is a constituent party of the NDA Front. In Delhi, Union Minister Ramdas Athavale announced that Nusrat Jahan will contest against Rahul Gandhi. Ramdas Athawale is the National President of the Republican Party of India and Minister of Social Justice in the Narendra Modi Cabinet.
A woman candidate belonging to the Muslim community is being fielded against Rahul Gandhi. Nusrat Jahan is a native of Kozhikode and a prominent woman leader in national politics.
Nusrat Jahan’s Facebook post has also come in this regard. Nusrat Jahan stated that he was asked to contest in Wayanad in the Republican Party Executive Committee and he will reach Wayanad soon. He was given the task of contesting against Rahul Gandhi for development-oriented Kerala in the Wayanad constituency. Nusrat says that I and my colleagues will always go to Wayanad for a new Wayanad, for a developing Kerala, for the NDA government.
It is believed that the announcement of the candidacy of Nusrat, the National Vice President of the Republican Party, which is a component of the NDA, is with the knowledge of Narendra Modi and the central BJP leadership. Because the Union Minister himself announced the candidature of Wayanad. Republican Party National General Secretary Rajeev Menon and others participated in the National Executive.
