Kerala Assembly elections: BJP names Metro Man E Sreedharan as its Chief Ministerial candidate
Earlier, when reporters asked Sreedharan about his decision to enter politics inviting criticism from the Left Front and Congress, he said he was ready for both bouquets and brickbats
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Metroman E Sreedharan during the inspection of the reconstructed Palarivattom Flyover in Kochi on Thursday (Photo | Albin Mathew) By Express News Service
KOCHI: Metro Man E Sreedharan, who had served the Indian Railways and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for 67 years, will be the Chief Minister candidate of the NDA in the assembly polls.
Updated Mar 04, 2021 · 09:40 pm A file photo of metro man E Sreedharan | Twitter/V Muraleedharan
Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday clarified that the Bharatiya Janata Party has not yet taken a final decision to nominate Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, popularly known as India’s “metro man”, as its chief ministerial candidate for next month’s Kerala Assembly elections, ANI reported.
This came hours after the Union minister tweeted that Sreedharan will be the saffron party’s Sreedharan chief ministerial candidate in Kerala. The tweet has now been deleted. Muraleedharan told ANI that the announcement was erroneously made due to a miscommunication and was incorrect.
E Sreedharan, the 'metro man' of India, will be the BJP's chief ministerial face for the Kerala election, Union Minister V Muraleedharan tweeted Thursday evening, shortly after K Surendran, the President of the party's state unit, made that request
Kerala BJP chief on Thursday announced that Metro Man E Sreedharan will be the party s chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming state Assembly polls. E Sreedharan will be BJP s Chief Minister candidate in the upcoming Kerala Assembly Elections 2021, Surendran said. Earlier in the day, E Sreedharan visited the Palarivattom flyover which is being reconstructed now. He said the people of Kerala will elect his party to power and he is expecting a big victory in the Assembly elections. People know very well what is good for them and what is good for the state. I am very confident they will elect BJP to power. I am expecting a big victory, he said.