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Kerala: BJP’s ‘Jai Shree Ram’ poster on municipality office draws flak
By Hanie Abdul Razak| Published: 17th December 2020 4:56 pm IST
Palakkad: The Bharatiya Janata Party displayed a huge poster depicting Chhatrapati Shivaji with the slogan “Jai Shree Ram” from the top of the Municipality building in Palakkad, Kerala, which is now causing tremors and waves among the populace.
The event took place after the BJP-led NDA alliance retained their majority in the local body polls in the Palakkad Municipality, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. Following the result, a BJP spokesperson called Palakkad the “Gujarat of Kerala”.