Shobhana is politician of future, she should contest from Thiruvananthapuram: Suresh Gopi

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Actor and BJP Suresh Gopi expressed his wish that actress Shobhana should contest as the BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Suresh Gopi said that talks were held in this regard.

"Shobhana is a politician of the future. She should contest in the Lok Sabha polls. My wish is that she should contest from Thiruvananthapuram. BJP central leadership and I had talked to her in this regard," Suresh Gopi said.

Earlier, it was reported that the BJP was considering the names of Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Shobhana and producer Suresh Kumar in Thiruvananthapuram. Rumours of Shobhana joining the BJP emerged after the actress attended the BJP women's conference in Thrissur, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Speaking at the conference held on January 3, Shobhana said that she had never seen such a large gathering of women before and that the Women's Reservation Bill passed under the leadership of Modi would make many dreams come true.