Alappuzha, April 7 -- Congress MP and General Secretary (Organisation), KC Venugopal, on Tuesday questioned Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging a "deal" with the BJP's central leadership.

In an open letter, Venugopal asked Vijayan to respond to the allegations and disclose the "agenda" behind his meetings with several top BJP leaders and Union Ministers.

In the run-up to the polling for Keralam Assembly elections, the Congress-led UDF has, on several occasions, called the LDF a "B-team" of the BJP in the Centre.

KC Venugopal questioned the Keralam CM over the implementation of the Centre's PM SHRI scheme despite a reported disagreement with LDF ally CPI. Questioning Vijayan's credibility as a labour movement leader and an...