Mr. Balagopal underscored that unity was Kerala’s “greatest treasure.” He said unity was Kerala’s greatest guarantor of growth, prosperity, religious harmony and peace. In the same breadth, Mr. Balagopal cautioned society against “highly venomous communal snakes spewing religious nationalism and lurking to destroy Kerala’s unity.” He said the treasure of unity and fellowship was Kerala’s infinite capital for prosperity. Mr. Balagopal said the Left stood for no caste, no religion, and no narrow-mindedness, but firmly for humanity. “Our slogan, unlike many, is not religion, religion, religion alone, but the fire of hunger in the stomachs of the masses,” he said. We enacted people’s planning, eradicated extreme poverty, vastly expanded the State’s social welfare net and ensured its development and a high quality of physical life.