MALAPPURAM: BJP has installed a flex board with the picture of former Chief Minister K Karunakaran in Nilambur. K Karunakaran's picture was also included along with the pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Padmaja Venugopal, who left Congress and joined BJP the other day. The flex board was established by the BJP Nilambur Municipal Committee. In the background of Padmaja's departure to the BJP, the Congress leaders had earlier warned BJP that Karunakaran, Padmaja's father and Congress leader, not to be used politically by the BJP.

Youth Congress filed a complaint with the Nilambur Police against the board. The complaint was to remove the flex that was placed in such a way as to insult K Karunakaran and Congress. But after no action was taken, the Youth Congress workers tore down the flex board with Karunakaran's picture on it. Meanwhile, BJP explained that the flex board was erected as a tribute to K Karunakaran. BJP also said that the board was destroyed because of the intolerance of the Congress.