THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Shashi Tharoor's relatives have come forward against the membership distribution function led by BJP state president P S Sreedharan Pillai. Tharoor's aunt Sobhana Shashikumar said that they had always been BJP supporters and they did not understand the need of the function now.
BJP had given membership to 10 people including Shashi Tharoor's aunt Sobhana and her husband Shashikumar. She said that the organizers should clarify the importance of this event. She also said that they were brought for the incident by Karma Samiti member Padmaja.
Family members left the event immediately without even cooperating with photo session. The event happened in a private hotel in Kochi. BJP had claimed that ten of Tharoor's close friends and relatives are joining BJP.