Earlier this year, Sitaram Yechury had declined an invitation to the hallowed consecration ceremony at the Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya, dismissing the sacred ritual as a state-sponsored event.
The CPM candidate from Kannur Lok Sabha seat, MV Jayarajan, alleged that the Congress in Kerala is pro-BJP and claimed that the Kerala Congress chief is willing to join the BJP.
Although the Left parties and the Congress are part of a larger INDI bloc, they are opposed to each other in Kerala where the Congress is currently in opposition as part of the UDF alliance.
PM Modi said that Congress and CPM take a hypocritical stand as they are enemies of each other in Kerala but become BFFs (best friends forever) outside the state politics.
The leader meanwhile also criticized the National Education Policy (NEP) and said that the policy has been introduced by the Central government to 'saffronize' the education system and that the Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammed Khan was conniving against the state.
Senior leader Meenakshi Lekhi remarked, "The invitations have been sent to all. Those called by Lord Ram will only reach (Ayodhya, for Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Temple)"