Thiruvananthapuram, July 8 -- Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said it was "ironic" that the CPI (M) whose government had destroyed the "economy" of Kerala over the past nine years is lending support for a 'Bharat Bandh' organised by trade unions in the country

"It is ironic that a party that has been in government for nine years and has systematically destroyed the economy of Kerala...is today talking about having a strike and making the life of common people hell...We are today losing our talent, losing our youth. And because we are losing our youth, we are losing investments", Chandrashekar said.

The BJP leader and former Union Minister stated that the CPI (M) is a "small political force" and is "limited" to Keral...