Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State leadership has demanded an explanation from Palakkad municipal chairperson Prameela Sasidharan about her attending a function on Sunday in which Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, who is facing sexual abuse charges was the chief guest.
The Palakkad municipality is ruled by the BJP. Its chairperson attended the stadium bypass link road inaugural function with the MLA at a time when the BJP had vowed to oppose and boycott Mr. Mamkootathil.
Ms. Sasidharan’s action and developments that followed have exposed the discontentment brewing within the BJP in Palakkad. There appears to be a vertical split within the party with one section targeting the chairperson.
Resignation sought
BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar expressed displeasure at Ms. Sasidharan’s action. BJP State general secretary C. Krishnakumar and district president Prasanth Sivan demanded that action be taken against Ms. Sasidharan. In the party district committee, Mr. Krishnakumar has reportedly raised strong objections to the chairperson’s action, demanding her resignation and an apology in front of the media.
