Kozhikode: The Kerala unit of the BJP on Friday said that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not announce financial aid of $100 million for the flood-ravaged state.
It demanded that chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan reveal the source who told him about the assistance.
Addressing the media here, state BJP chief P S Sreedharan Pillai said: "We want Pinarayi to explain about this news and from where he received it. After the Centre expressed reservations in accepting the aid, a vicious smear campaign was unleashed against the Centre and prime minister Narendra Modi."
Earlier this week at a press meet in the state capital, Pinarayi spoke about the aid from the UAE, saying that the news was conveyed to him by Middle East business honcho, M A Yusuf Ali.
Pillai said that no central government, save Modi's, has extended so much help to a state.
"He came and assessed the flood situation. Despite bad weather, he got in a helicopter and surveyed the destruction. Such is his commitment," he added.
