“Today, several Congress workers and leaders believe it is their 'dharma' to work for a family. My ‘dharma’ is to work for the country”, Anil Antony said after joining the BJP.
Recently he had condemned BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi.
Junior Antony joined BJP in the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan on April 6, Thursday.
“Despite large differences with BJP, I think those in India placing views of BBC, a UK state sponsored channel with a long history of prejudices,and of Jack Straw, the brain behind the Iraq war, over 🇮🇳 institutions is setting a dangerous precedence, will undermine our sovereignty”, he had tweeted, triggering speculation and controversy.
Anil Antony, who held the position of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) digital media convenor and the national coordinator of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), had quit the Grand Old Party following row over his opposition to the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He had said that his decision was prompted by the "intolerant calls" for him to retract or change his tweet and the "abuses" -- from even within the party -- against him on social media.
The BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ chronicling the events which transpired during the 2002 Gujarat riots when Narendra Modi was the chief minister, had sparked a massive row in India. The Centre had got the documentary pulled down from YouTube and other social media platforms.
"Anil’s decision to join BJP has hurt me. It is a very wrong decision. India’s base is unity and religious harmony. After 2014, Modi govt came to power, they’re systematically diluting diversity and secularism....": AK Antony on his son Anil Antony joining BJP
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