Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac alleged at a press conference here on Friday that said United Democratic Front’s candidate in the Kollam Lok Sabha constituency N.K. Premachandran had been spreading lies and instigating religious tension through his speeches.
Explanation sought
“We have approached the Election Commission against this,” he said. Based on a complaint filed by Communist Party of India (Marxist) State committee member K. Varadarajan, Kollam Collector S. Karthiyean had sought an explanation from Mr. Premachandran for his speech in which the UDF candidate said the LDF government and Chief Minister Pinaryi Vijayan wanted women to enter Sabarimala and mosques.