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From Kottayam, if you take the Erattupetta-Pala route, you will reach this six-century old palace called Poonjar Palace.
George's counter strategy was to consolidate Christian and Hindu votes in his favour. His comments on issues like the purported Love Jihad controversy echoed the Sangh Parivar's views. The results show it did not work well.
The battle for Poonjar, which used to be one-sided with George's influence over the electorate keeps rising, assumed significance this time with the changes in the alliance equations.
The 69-year-old MLA representing Poonjar in the State Assembly also said the Left and United democratic fronts, the two major rival alliances in Kerala, have joined hands with terrorists to convert India into an Islamic nation.
Congress's Tomy Kallani (UDF) and Kerala Congress (M)'s Sebastian Kulathunkal (LDF) are making valiant efforts to unsettle PC George in his den.
Poonjar’s electoral climate is strange for Kerala standards. Maverick politician PC George has successfully challenged both dominant political alliances and caused a four-cornered contest.
George claimed that Chennithala had told the UDF meeting that if the Poonjar MLA came over to its side then the alliance would be able to win all the assembly seats in Kottayam district.
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