New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused the INDIA bloc's Vice Presidential candidate Justice (Retd.) B Sudershan Reddy of "supporting" Naxalism. He said that if the judge had not delivered the Salwa Judum judgement, India would have got rid of the extremist Left movement before 2020.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Manorama News conclave organised by Malayala Manorama group in Kochi, Shah said that the Congress' chance of winning the Kerala Assembly elections in 2026 has further diminished due to its choice of the VP candidate.

"Sudershan Reddy is the person who helped Naxalism. He gave Salwa Judum judgment. If the Salwa Judum judgement had not been given, the Naxal terrorism would have ended by 2020. H...