Prayers helped change my disdain towards BJP, says Congress leader AK Antony’s wife

Kerala Congress leader AK Antony’s wife Elizabeth Antony has said that her prayers and consultation with the priest of a church helped make her reservations towards the Bharatiya Janata Party vanish, The Indian Express reported.

She also credited intercessory prayers for the political opportunity that her son Anil Antony received in the BJP. In a video shared widely on social media, Elizabeth Antony can be heard saying that she was aware of Anil ANtony’s decision to resign from Congress and join the BJP in April.

She made the statements at a recent event at Kreupasanam Marian Shrine, a Christian retreat centre in Kerala’s Alappuzha.

After Anil Antony joined the BJP, his father had said that it was a wrong move and that he was hurt.

However, in the video, Elizabeth Antony says that AK Antony was calm and gently accepted the situation. “Everything has gone smoothly after the intervention of Mathavu [Saint Mary, mother of Jesus],” she said, according to The Indian Express.

She also said that both her sons wanted to join politics, but they received a setback after Congress adopted a resolution against dynasty politics.

“It became obvious that his [AK Antony’s] children could not enter politics,” she said. “Despite having a high degree, even at the age of 39, his political career was not taking...

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