Sreedharan impact on, however will it translate into votes for BJP?

Express News Service
KOCHI: Ever since his entry into the election fray because the BJP candidate in Palakkad, ‘Metroman’ E Sreedharan has managed to garner eyeballs. His constituency visits are well-attended and photo-ops in the course of the campaigning are by no means missed.Minor controversies, just like the viral images of voters washing his toes, however, the BJP has thus far managed to money in on the 88-year-old’s picture and fan following. But whether or not his charisma will assist the social gathering win a couple of seats within the state is 1,000,000 greenback query, the reply to which will probably be recognized solely after the votes are counted on May 2. 

While voters, from political analysts to enterprise individuals, have completely different opinion on his candidature, they’ve one level in frequent: it’s good to have individuals like Sreedharan with confirmed capability and clear observe report in politics.“Sreedharan will get more votes. But it’s doubtful whether the BJP will get huge traction from his candidature in other seats,” mentioned political analyst J Prabhash. “It’s good that a person of the stature of Sreedharan is joining politics. But it’s always better if he works with the people at the grass-root level before taking up the role of an MLA,” he added.

Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Forum convenor Rajesh Nair mentioned Sreedharan’s entry is all the time welcome as politics wants individuals like him to take the nation to the subsequent degree of growth and supply corruption-free governance. “He has proved his worth and professional acumen. We need persons with his kind of immense experience to represent people,” he mentioned.

Inner Wheel Club (Alappuzha) treasurer Sabitha Shibu mentioned politics is in dire want of consultants like Sreedharan as persons are fed up with corruption and scams. “What we have been seeing about politics is corruption and scams. People are through with corrupt politicians who make money at the cost of the general public. If people like Sreedharan can really bring about a change, it will be a great beginning,” she mentioned.