Aatmja Kumari(Intern Journalist): There are reports of rebellion in Kerala BJP. Shobha Surendran, a prominent leader of Kerala BJP and the main face of the party during the Sabarimala movement, has attacked the state leadership fiercely.
Shobha Surendran has said that she is being sidelined in the state. Shobha said that she was the general secretary of the party when elections were held in the party, after which a new president of the party was appointed. After this, She was made the vice-president of the party and many rules were bypassed.
Shobha Surendran said that she has been a member of the national executive of the party. She was accompanied by O Rajagopal and PK Krishnadas. On Sobha Surendran’s allegations, Kerala BJP leader K Surendran said that he would not react to such matters through the media. He said that the media is not given the answer to such disputes, rather it is discussed on the party forum.
Shobha Surendran said that she was removed from the post of state general secretary and she was not even informed about it. Shobha has taken up the matter with the party leadership. Let me tell you that Sobha Surendra was not publicly active since K Surendran took over as party president in February this year.