Karunakaran flags off Antony146;s yatra

It was Chief Minister A.K. Antony8217;s rally but former rival and now friend K. Karunakaran was the star of its inauguration, parading their newfound unity to ensure the party does not 8216;8216;lose even a single vote8217;8217;. Karunakaran launched the Navothana Yatra in the presence of an array of UDF leaders, including ministers, by presenting a shawl to Antony. 8216;8216;We should not lose even a single vote,8217;8217; Karunakaran told the crowd that gathered at the yatra launch, underlining the real intention of the yatra. He said the reactionary forces were hatching a conspiracy to break the unity of the UDF but the voters would teach them a bitter lesson on May 10. 8216;8216;When Antony and Karunakaran are united, they will not succeed in their game, whatever propaganda they unleashed in the process,8217;8217; he said. Karunakaran said he had come for Antony8217;s yatra though he was ailing. 8216;8216;If I did not come I would be misunderstood,8217;8217; said a visibly tired Karunakaran. 8216;8216;We will go forward united in the coming days and nobody can wreck our unity,8217;8217; he said in a frail voice.

8216;8216;We had started the GIM but the CPIM had unleashed its disruptive forces against all progressive and development activities we had initiated,8217;8217; Antony said.