Terror suspect Madani is Kerala CM’s guest.

He is a suspected terrorist for India’s security establishment.

However, this hasn’t stopped Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy meeting Bangalore blasts accused Abdul Nasser Madani. Investigators and the prosecution team in Karnataka are fuming. And quite understandably.

Madani an accused in the 2008 Bangalore blasts case. He was released on bail for a month on medical grounds after being jailed for four years. Kerala CM Chandy, throwing all sense of propriety to winds, called on him at a health resort in Bangalore a couple of days ago, angering investigators and the prosecution team in Karnataka.

“Madani is not in custody for any ordinary case. It is a case of terrorism,” a member of the prosecution team in the Bangalore blasts case said. “The evidence is very circumstantial like it is in any case of terrorism and the battle in court is a tough one. It is very important that the witnesses stick to their stand. If chief ministers call on an accused, then it could prove fatal.”

A state chief minister so brazenly meeting terror accused like Madani shows the extent to which the Congress is desperate for the Muslim vote. Madani is an accused in terror attacks, but this has made no difference to the clout enjoys among Muslims in Kerala. And the Congress, desperate to hang on the power in a state that gave it its maximum number of MPs in its ignominious national tally of 44 parliamentary seats, has decided that it dare not ignore a man who can influence Muslim votes in the some of the Kerala’s regions, particularly Malabar. For those who may not know, there are posters in this region demanding his release. Not only that, the state Kerala government had also staged a symbolic protest when the Karnataka police arrested Madani in August 2010 for his suspected role in the Bangalore bomb blasts.

The Kerala Congress regime, in fact, even called on the Karnataka government for releasing Madani. Not content with that, a resolution was passed in the state assembly to this effect as well.

Investigating officials of the 2008 Bangalore blasts case say, “Madani was arrested when the BJP was in power in Karnataka. A change in the state government today cannot be allowed to lead to a change in the policy of the state. A chief minister of a state cannot come in and go about his business personally, as there is protocol involved. For any such visit, a clearance has to be given by the state home ministry”.

For certain politicians though, courting the votes of the openly anti-national to cling on the power is all that matters, the nation and its security be damned. 

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