
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam has asserted that the Sabarimala gold theft scandal will backfire on the Congress-led UDF and BJP, shielding the ruling LDF from any electoral fallout in the upcoming polls in Kerala.
Viswam also said that he does not believe there is any anti-incumbency sentiment against the LDF, which includes the CPI as its second-largest constituent, and that there is strong support for the Left in the state.
In an interview with