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Senior Congress leader Tom Vadakkan on Thursday joined Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Tom Vadakkan is considered to be a close aide of Sonia Gandhi who is chairperson of Congress party. Vadakkan said the Congress’ statements after the deadly Pulwama terror attack that left 40 CRPF jawans dead had deeply hurt him and was the prime reason for him to quit the party.