Confident Chandy blames media, pooh poohs solar scam

A stage has come that I now ignore all that surfaces in the media. I have also worked out a strategy where I myself try to reach out to the people in various ways. For that I have to work harder and I am doing just that.”

Asked about his party's prospects in the Lok Sabha polls, his face lit up. “History is going to repeat, and it would be even better than the 2009 result.”

In 2009, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) secured 16 of the 20 seats. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) managed four.

Nearing the halfway period in power in Kerala, Chandy also expressed confidence in his governance and the achievements clocked in that period.

”Even before anyone asked or said it, I was the first to announce that the coming election will be a referendum on my government. I am very confident because everything is positive as there are no issues in my party and in the UDF. People here know what we have done,” said Chandy.