THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress MLA Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said that NDA candidate Suresh Gopi was presented as an action hero and the saviour of the crowd during the conflict at the Thrissur Pooram ground. Suresh Gopi received facilities that even ministers didn't get. Thiruvanchoor alleged that without police assistance, Suresh Gopi wouldn't have been able to reach Pooram ground in an ambulance. Thiruvanchoor was speaking after presenting the opposition's adjournment motion on the Thrissur Pooram disruption controversy. He explained eight major lapses on the part of the government in conducting the Pooram.
"Suresh Gopi received facilities that ministers K Rajan and R Bindu did not get. Suresh Gopi wouldn't have been able to reach Pooram ground in an ambulance without police assistance. Would police give permission for this without ADGP MR Ajith Kumar's order? It was the ADGP who paved the way for Suresh Gopi," Thiruvanchoor said.
"The police treated the crowd that gathered for Pooram as enemies. It was the state government that appointed an inexperienced person as City Police Commissioner. The fact that even Devaswom Board employees were stopped proves that someone had deliberately played to disrupt the Pooram," he said.