BJP Future - 7

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As an Indian Administrative Service officer, Alphons Kannanthanam shot to the limelight when he made Kottayam the first town in India 100 per cent literate. He was the district collector then.



He became a national hero when he demolished illegal buildings in Delhi as commissioner of the Delhi Development Authority and reclaimed land worth more than Rs 10,000 crores (Rs 100 billion). After that, he was dubbed the 'Demolition man'.



He resigned as an IAS officer and stood as an Independent candidate in the 2006 Kerala assembly election with support from the Communist Party of India-Marxist-led Left Democratic Front. He won the seat by a wide margin.

Is there any truth in the reports that BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) President Nitin Gadkari contacted you?



Yes, he did. We had a long conversation over the phone. I am going to Delhi to meet him on March 24.



I want to be in national politics and want to work on one issue --development that reaches the people, not just the slogan.



If their idea of development matches mine, and if there is a room for collaboration, and if we can work together together ideologically, I will consider (aligning with the BJP). That is the whole idea behind the meeting.