Kannur (Kerala), Dec 9 (PTI) As the second-phase local body poll campaign ended in north Kerala on Tuesday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan raked up the issue of an alleged political understanding between the Congress-led UDF and Islamist group Jamaat-e-Islami.

He accused the alliance of trying to give the group a "clean certificate" while seeking new political alliances in the state.

Speaking at a meet-the-press programme organised here as part of the two-phase local body polls, Vijayan said the Congress and its key alliance partner, the Indian Union Muslim League, were willing to unite with the group despite its controversial past and isolated position among the Muslim majority.

"It is evident that the masses in Kerala are not largely supporting the UDF. Even some who were part of the

See Full Page