Senior Congress leader AK Antony’s son, Anil K Antony, who resigned from the Congress party in January, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on April 6th.
Anil, who was previously handling the digital communications of the Congress and its state unit in Kerala, resigned from the party on January 25 after allegedly being bullied by Congress leaders in Kerala following his tweet criticizing the BBC’s documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He alleged that he was facing intolerant calls to retract a tweet about a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Anil's tweet had stated that the documentary was setting a dangerous precedent and undermined India's sovereignty.
Anil was welcomed to the BJP by Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan and BJP's Kerala State President K Surendran in New Delhi.
Piyush Goyal praised Anil's contributions in business, social work, and politics, calling him a "truly outstanding political and social warrior who cares for Kerala."
Anil is a tech entrepreneur and currently serves as a member of the board of advisors at a management school in the University of California, Merced, US.
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