Padmaja Venugopal, daughter of late Congressman and former Kerala chief minister K Karunakaran, joined the BJP on Thursday.
Padmaja Venugopal left the Congress primary membership prior to joining the BJP.
Following her BJP membership, Padmaja stated that the Congress lacks leadership.
“For a very long time, I was not happy with the Congress. I voiced my concerns to the top leadership, but received no answer. My father responded in the same way, to his great dismay. That’s the reason I made this choice. I want a quiet workspace,” she said.
On Wednesday, Padmaja deleted a Facebook post where she had dismissed reports suggesting her switching sides.
Her brother, K Muraleedharan, a party MP, claimed on Thursday that her choice was a betrayal and would have no positive impact whatsoever on the BJP.
As far as those with a secular mindset were concerned, Muraleedharan stated that their father, Karunakaran, had never compromised with communalism and that it was a sad conclusion for a member of his family to join the BJP.
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