Union Minister Suresh Gopi courted controversy on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) by stating that those “elected by corpses” were “swindling the people of Kerala.”

Participating in a neighbourhood town hall meeting in Thrissur as part of his Kalingu Gathering Campaign, Mr. Gopi said “cadavers dead for 25 years” have voted in elections in the State. “You (the media) have reported the matter”, he said.