Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), March 7 -- : Slamming the popular alliances Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the state that was known as the land of social revolution is now known for corruption, political violence and ill-governance.

"This land of Kerala has always been the land of social revolution. However, this land is known for corruption, political violence, and ill-governance today," said Shah while addressing the valedictory function of BJP's Kerala Vijay Yatra in Shangumugham.

He said Kerala was the first state to defeat illiteracy and develop tourism as an industry, but today, with UDF-LDF, it has turned into the "center-stage of political violence...