Antony said that his son, contesting on a BJP ticket, should lose and the Congress candidate and sitting MP Anto Antony should win.
Congress veteran AK Antony said on Tuesday, 9 April, that his son, Anil K Antony, should not win from Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat where he is the BJP candidate. Anil replied that he felt sorry for his father Antony for campaigning for Anto Antony, the Congress candidate, who gave a clean chit to Pakistan during the Pulwama attack.