Rajagopal should not have said that, criticizes Sreedharan Pillai

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Expressing disapproval over BJP leader and MLA O. Rajagopal’s comments to media confirming Kummanam Rajasekharan’s candidature in Vattiyoorkkavu, BJP President P. Sreedharan Pillai said it was not right to name a candidate before it was decided by the central leadership.

Sreedharan Pillai said this in a speech with Rajagopal in the audience. Pillai, however, didn’t mention his name. Rajagopal had told the media that Kummanam Rajasekharan’s candidature is confirmed in Vattiyoorkkavu. But on the very next day, BJP announced its Thiruvananthapuram district president S. Suresh as its candidate in Vattiyoorkavu.