Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday strongly dismissed allegations made by Congress leader KC Venugopal regarding an alleged understanding between the CPM and the BJP, terming them "baseless and absurd."

Addressing a press conference, Vijayan said,"These are baseless and absurd allegations. In 1971, when A. K. Gopalan contested from Palakkad, the Congress candidate was an RSS-backed leader. The Indian National Congress has a long history of aligning with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh without any hesitation. Such alliances have been repeated multiple times, eventually leading to what is known as the 'coalition of convenience.' Was it not the Congress that helped the Bharatiya Janata Party op...