THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress leader Pandalam Prathapan joining BJP was quite unexpected for Congress workers. He was inducted to the saffron party by its national president Amit Shah during the concluding ceremony of BJP state president K Surendran’s Vijay Yatra. Prathapan was one among the possible candidates of Congress in the Adoor constituency. Prathapan who is the brother of former minister Panddalam Sudhkaran has held important positions like KPCC secretary, Pandalam panchayat president and member of Pathanamthitta district panchayat.

Pandalam Sudhakran has posted a heart-touching note on Facebook on his brother’s induction to BJP. Now, Congress workers are expressing their dissent and opposition in Pratapan’s Facebook profile. Congress workers have also come up with troll videos and criticisms against the senior Congress leader.

It was 10 days ago, that Prathapan has made a photo taken during Rahul Gandhi’s Kerala visit as his Facebook profile picture. His Facebook profile is filled the pictures of Rahul Gandhi’s programmes and he has also shared the viral video of Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with students in Puducherry, therefore, people on social media are asking how could such a die-hard Rahul Gandhi fan can defect to BJP?

Prathapan was also active in various meetings of the party organised in the Aroor constituency. The Congress workers who reached his home yesterday morning saw him leaving his home. When asked he also replied that he has to reach Thiruvananthapuram and it is for an urgent matter but by evening Pratapan was seen at the BJP’s programme.