THRISSUR: BJP state president K Surendran on Monday lashed out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. He added that Vijayan and Chandy are the symbols of the evil faces of the Communist Party and the Congress. "Both are two sides of the same coin and are symbols of corruption," Surendran said while speaking at a BJP event.

Both the Congress Party and the Communist Party are corrupt. The appointment of Oommen Chandy to lead the UDF is a very good thing. We applaud High Command for that. They have fielded a man like Oommen Chandy who is corrupt and has misused the machinery of government to confront Pinarayi Vijayan. Both are apostles of corruption. Surendran alleged that while Pinarayi Vijayan misused the office of the Chief Minister and spread a carpet for smugglers, Oommen Chandy provided an opportunity for solar smugglers and traitors to misuse the office of the Chief Minister.