BJP councillor R. Sreelekha says Thiruvananthapuram Mayor post was promised to her, but overlooked at last minute

Seemingly making wide her displeasure astatine being overlooked for the Thiruvananthapuram Mayor post, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor R. Sreelekha connected Monday said the enactment had fielded her arsenic a campaigner aft promising the Mayoral station to her. In an interrogation to a YouTube channel, she said she would proceed successful the councillor’s relation for the adjacent 5 years.

“I was fielded successful the section assemblage elections, not conscionable to marque maine a councillor. The Mayor’s station was promised to me. I was reluctant to contention successful the elections. Until the past minute, my sanction was being mentioned arsenic a Mayor candidate. However, the Central enactment astir apt felt that V.V. Rajesh mightiness beryllium a amended stake arsenic Mayor. But I cannot springiness up the councillor’s station arsenic I person to service the radical who voted for me,” she said.

After her remarks blew up into a controversy, she met presspersons and clarified that she was not each dissatisfied and was lone narrating the concatenation of events.

“I don’t consciousness that I person been ignored oregon deceived. I americium blessed and satisfied. The contention present is astir immoderate honorable remarks regarding the events of that time. Regarding speculations connected my candidature successful the Assembly elections, I person nary different accusation different than what is being reported successful the media. I person nary involvement successful contesting different election, arsenic I americium satisfied with the acquisition arsenic a councillor,” she said. 

Although Ms. Sreelekha, erstwhile Director General of Police who won from the Sasthamangalam ward, was earlier tipped to beryllium the Mayor, a conception of the BJP enactment stood steadfast for Mr. Rajesh, considering his agelong years of acquisition successful gathering the enactment astatine the grass-root level successful the district. Soon aft Mr. Rajesh took oath, she near the assembly hall, adjacent earlier the Opposition councillors did, starring to speculations that she was unhappy astatine being overlooked for the post.