BJP Suresh Gopi Calls Indira Gandhi Mother Of India, Marxist Veteran Political Guru
Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Wednesday described former PM Indira Gandhi because the “mother of India” and late Congress Chief Minister Ok Karunakaran as a “courageous administrator”.
The BJP chief additionally referred to as Karnuakaran and Marxist veteran E Ok Nayanar as his “political gurus”.
Mr Gopi was talking to reporters after visiting the memorial of Karunakaran, “Murali Mandiram” positioned in Punkunnam right here.
Interestingly, Suresh Gopi had gained Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency by dashing the hopes of Karunakaran’s son and Congress chief Ok Muraleedharan who completed third in a triangular contest within the April 26 polls.
Urging mediapersons to not add any political connotation to his go to to Karunakaran memorial, the BJP chief stated he got here right here to pay his respects to his “guru”.
He stated like Nayanar and his spouse Sarada Teacher, he had shut relations with Karunakaran and his spouse Kalyanikutty Amma additionally.
He had visited Nayanar’s residence in Kannur and renewed his relationship together with his relations on June 12.
Mr Gopi stated as he seen Indira Gandhi as “bharathathinte mathavu” (mom of India), Karunakaran was the “father of the Congress party in the state” for him.
He defined that describing Karunakaran because the “father” of the Congress in Kerala was not a disrespect to the founders or co-founders of the grand previous get together within the southern state.
The actor-turned-politician additionally hailed the executive capabilities of the Congress veteran and dubbed him as a “courageous administrator” of his technology.
He additional stated although he had expressed his need to go to the Murali Mandiram in 2019 additionally, the veteran’s daughter Padmaja Venugopal, who not too long ago defected to the BJP, discouraged him because of political causes.
Later, Suresh Gopi additionally visited the well-known Lourde Mata Church within the metropolis and supplied prayers.
He and his household’s presentation of a golden crown to the idol of St Mary throughout his daughter’s marriage was utilized by his political opponents to focus on him, alleging that it was not fabricated from yellow metallic however copper.
Mr Gopi gained the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat, opening an account for the BJP in Kerala.
Thrissur had witnessed a three-way contest for the Lok Sabha polls, with main candidates from the Congress, BJP, and CPI locked in a neck-and-neck battle.
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