Pinarayi Vijayan

“You shall have to be able to oppose communalism, only then can you say you are secular. Many political parties which claim to be secular show their weakness when it comes to the fight against communalism.”

“RSS is an organization that is trained in spreading lies and creating communal clashes.”

“The renaissance movement and social reformers have taught us that superstitious beliefs and customs should be challenged and opposed.”

“In a federal structure such as ours, state governments are imperative for the smooth functioning of our overall polity. They can't just be wished away.”

“India is a secular nation and believers of all religions and atheists have a place in this country.”

“It is the RSS and the BJP that have always initiated political violence in our midst; not just in Kerala, but in the entire country.”

“It was the anti-people stance of the Congress that had led to the emergence of BJP into power.”

“Do not try to play politics using the health of the public during a disaster.”

“It is unfortunate that a party like the Congress, which had a role in social reforms as part of the national movement, has aligned with RSS and BJP.”

“The Left government has been consistent in its approach to a development process that takes environment into consideration.”

“Usually it is good to spread some light. The problem is that lakhs of people, like our workers, small-scale businesses, the tourism sector, restaurants, holiday resorts, lakhs of them, are in trouble and we should be able to spread light to them. For that, good financial support is needed.”

“Different Left governments holding office before the High Court verdict of 1991 never tried to prevent the entry of menstruating women into Sabarimala. In the same way, Left governments never acted in opposition against the High Court verdict of 1991, which restricted the women entry.”

“States with their limited resources will have to shoulder the greater burden of economic crisis that will follow the COVID-19 pandemic. The financial package announced by the Centre is inadequate.”

“The Congress has never taken a firm stand against communalism.”

“It's the people's right to eat healthy food.”

“India has a national structure that accepts various languages. Nobody can dilute it.”

“Kerala has a history of being resilient... in a short span we had several crises - floods, Nipah, Ockhi, etc.”

“A move to decide citizenship on the basis of religion amounts to rejecting the Constitution.”

“Historically, Kerala has been performing well on the social sector. Public health, education, and awareness have always been our core areas on which we built up our social infrastructure.”

“The slogan we have put forward is not just 'rehabilitation and reconstruction,' but 'build a new Kerala.' We will build a better Kerala.”