The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader and former MLA KNA Khader on Monday said his party has a rightful claim to the deputy chief minister’s post in Kerala if the UDF comes to power in the state in the ensuing elections.
Speaking to the media in Kozhikode on Monday, KNA Khader said the IUML is eligible to get the deputy chief minister’s post and taking into account the Muslim League’s performance in the assembly polls, it is expected that the UDF constituent parties will consider the matter.
The former MLA said he expects the UDF to give the post to his party even without making a request for the same, once the coalition gets majority in the assembly. “If the constituent parties have the opinion that the Muslim League should be placed in its respectful position,it will happen,” he said.
It is expected that every party in the UDF will do so, he said, adding that he expects the constituent parties to have that conviction.
Earlier, the lUML’s all-India secretary, PK Kunhalikitty, said his party won’t demand deputy chief minister’s post, if UDF gets majority in. the polls. He pointed out that earlier, when Oommen Chandy promised deputy chief ministership to the Muslim League, it has refused to accept it.