Kerala: ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan to be the BJP’s CM candidate

On Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) introduced that E Sreedharan could be the occasion’s chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.
According to the experiences, BJP state president Ok Surendran, who’s at the moment on a state-wide Vijay Yatra, introduced the choice of BJP nominating the 88-year-old technocrat E Sreedharan because the occasion’s face within the upcoming Kerala meeting elections. The occasion will quickly launch a listing of different candidates as nicely, he stated.
‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan (in file photograph) shall be BJP’s Chief Minister candidate within the upcoming #KeralaAssemblyElections2021: State BJP chief Ok Surendran pic.twitter.com/EgQVQ5RSQi— ANI (@ANI) March 4, 2021
E Sreedharan, considered one of India’s best engineers fondly often known as ‘Metro man’, had final week introduced the choice to hitch the BJP forward of the state meeting elections. E Sreedharan, who’s instrumental in envisioning and designing the nation’s trendy railway infrastructure, is anticipated to contest the upcoming Kerala meeting elections.
After becoming a member of BJP, Dr Sreedharan had additionally expressed his willingness to contest the elections. However, he had not selected a constituency. “I am ready to contest in any seat, and victory is sure for me. I strongly believe that BJP will come to power. However, I want to contest from a constituency which is not far away from Ponnani in Malappuram, where I am residing now,” he had stated.
Sreedharan, who can also be the advisor to the Kochi Metro venture, stated he wouldn’t do a standard door-to-door marketing campaign. “I will not visit houses and shops soliciting votes. But, my message would reach the voters,” he stated in Kochi.
Earlier, Sreedharan had stated that Thursday shall be his final day in DMRC uniform. The technocrat had stated that he shall be submitting his nomination for the elections solely after resigning from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
E Sreedharan – RSS roots and a vehement critic of ‘Love Jihad’
Nearly every week after expressing his want to be a part of the BJP, Dr Sreedharan had revealed attention-grabbing particulars about his previous affiliation with the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in his yesteryears. Disclosing his decades-old affiliation with RSS, Dr Sreedharan stated that he’s a Swayamsevak from his college days, and Sangh had laid all of the foundational values on this life.
Speaking to NDTV, technocrat E Sreedharan stated that he has misplaced religion in all different political events and determined to hitch BJP resulting from its progressive outlook. The Padma Vibhushan awardee engineer additionally heaped praises on PM Modi and former Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee.
Dr Sreedharan had additionally commented on the problems of  “Love jihad”. “Love Jihad, yes, I see what is happened in Kerala. How Hindus are being tricked in a marriage and how they suffer… not only Hindus, Muslim, the Christian girls are being tricked in a marriage. Now that sort of a thing I certainly will oppose,” Sreedharan had stated in an interview.
The 88-year-old technocrat stated that his goal was to deliver the occasion into energy in Kerala and added that he was open to the chief minister’s put up. He additionally stated the main focus could be on creating infrastructure if the BJP emerges victorious within the meeting polls, prone to be held in April-May this 12 months.