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Responding to the remarks, Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan hit back, accusing the CPM of hypocrisy. “Jamaat-e-Islami supported the CPM until 2019. Even Pinarayi Vijayan has held
meetings with its leaders. When Jamaat-e-Islami backs the CPM, it is secular, but when it doesn’t, it becomes communal. How can that be right? People will see through this double standard,”
Satheesan said. Meanwhile, the BJP took aim at both the LDF and UDF, accusing them of relying on the support of communal groups to win the bypoll. “Both fronts are trying to win Nilambur by
aligning with communal forces,” party leaders alleged, framing the contest as a case of political opportunism. The sharp exchanges come as all major alliances seek to consolidate support in
the final stretch of the Nilambur campaign, with identity politics and ideological affiliations now taking centre stage.