E Sreedharan, who is all set to join the BJP during the state-wide ‘Vijay Yatra’, has said that he has a decades-old association with RSS and his stint as a swayamsevak right from his school days has laid all the foundational values in his life. He added that he is ready to become Kerala’s chief minister if the BJP wins the assembly elections and if the party makes that decision.
Ready to become Kerala chief minister, if BJP comes in power: Metroman E Sreedharan
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The “Metro Man of India” also said that cases of “love jihad” in Kerala are on the rise, where Hindu girls were tricked into marriages, reports Hindustan Times.
Sreedharan was responding to a question on “love jihad” in a TV interview, and said, “Love jihad, yes, I see what is happening in Kerala. How Hindus are being tricked in a marriage and how they suffer. Not only Hindus, Muslim, but Christian girls are also being tricked into a marriage. Now that sort of a thing I certainly will oppose.”
His public views on love jihad come just a day after he had announced that he would be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as Kerala heads for Assembly elections.
However, the decision to join the BJP came about after he lost faith in all other political parties and was impressed by the party’s progressive outlook and the development the party will bring to Kerala, he said.
During the interview, Sreedharan said the decision to join the BJP was not a quick one but was well thought out.
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