THIRUVANANTAHPURAM: The BJP activists staged a protest against Devasom Minister Kadakampally Surendran in connection with the arrest of BJP state general secretary K Surendran. The protestors marched to St Marys School where the minister was attending a seminar as part of the third anniversary of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. BJP activists showed black flags when he reached the school to attend the seminar. BJP councillors staged protests inside the school also. A minor scuffle broke out when CPM-DYFI activists reached the school to prevent it. The situation calmed down when the police shifted the activists from the place.