Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 9 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has accused the Congress and the United Democratic Front (UDF) of double standards, claiming former Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President, Ramesh Chennithala, who once called for a clear boundary between the Congress and communal forces, is now supporting the inclusion of Jamaat-e-Islami within the UDF.

Addressing a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayan said, "Ramesh Chennithala, in his capacity as the KPCC President at the time, had strongly upheld CK Govindan Nair's statement that there should be a Lakshman Rekha, a clear boundary for the relationship the Congress must maintain with communal forces and sectarian organisations."

He added, "The same Ram...