S. Rajendran likely to contest as BJP candidate in Devikulam

Signalling a large displacement successful the governmental dynamics of the plantation assemblage successful the Devikulam constituency, erstwhile CPI(M) MLA, S. Rajendran appears acceptable to contention arsenic the BJP candidate. During a mega rally held successful Munnar connected Sunday, BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar expressed his tendency for Mr. Rajendran to correspond the enactment successful Devikulam, noting that a last determination volition beryllium made by the BJP cardinal leadership.

“S. Rajendran volition pb the BJP’s run successful the Devikulam constituency during the upcoming Assembly elections. This predetermination is captious for Munnar and volition determine the aboriginal of the plantation sector,” said Mr Chandrasekhar.

He added that implicit the years, some large fronts had provided lone bare promises. “In the adjacent election, Munnar volition change, and a developed Munnar volition emerge. This translation volition beryllium reflected nether the enactment of Mr. Rajendran,” helium said.

Mr. Chandrasekhar further asserted that lone an NDA MLA could guarantee genuine improvement successful the region.

During the meeting, Mr. Rajendran demanded an Enforcement Directorate (ED) enquiry into the wealthiness of CPI(M) leaders successful Munnar. “During my tenure arsenic an MLA, I worked for the payment of plantation workers. However, for the past 5 years, the CPI(M) has blocked my efforts,” Mr Rajendran alleged.

He specifically targeted CPI(M) territory secretariat subordinate K.V. Sasi, alleging that leaders are “travelling successful cars bought with the wealth of plantation workers.”

“In my forty-year governmental career, I person not amassed wealthiness and americium acceptable to look a societal audit. The ED should inspect the abrupt fiscal maturation of CPI(M) leaders successful Munnar,” helium added.

Following months of speculation, Mr. Rajendran officially joined the BJP connected January 18. According to enactment leaders, hundreds of plantation workers followed suit and joined the enactment astatine the Munnar rally connected Sunday. The march began astatine the Munnar Juma Masjid and concluded successful Old Munnar.

Party sources bespeak that the BJP is strengthening its roots successful Devikulam done Mr. Rajendran’s influence. “The ample turnout of plantation workers connected Sunday indicates that Mr Rajendran has already begun his run among them,” said a enactment leader.