Chennai: The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering’s (BJP) Kerala unit discovered itself in a pickle Wednesday after a marketing campaign music meant for this yr’s normal election had a line seemingly criticising its personal central authorities. The BJP took it down after the video went viral.
The music, launched on YouTube as a part of Kerala BJP president Ok. Surendran’s month-long ‘Kerala Padayatra’ — or foot march — throughout Kerala, had a line attacking the “corrupt central government”.
“Azhimathikku peruketta kendrabharana thanthraminnu thachudakkan ani nirakku koottare (Join hands to overthrow the corrupt central government),” the music mentioned.
The celebration management can also be learnt to have requested its IT cell for clarification.
Surendran’s padayatra started at Kasaragod on 27 January and is slated to conclude at Thiruvananthapuram on 27 February. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the concluding ceremony.
ThePrint tried to achieve Suvarna Prasad, the Kerala BJP’s media convenor, for remark by way of. This report might be up to date if and when he responds.
That is the second time in per week that there was an argument surrounding the foot march. On 20 February, a poster of the BJP’s celebration programmes mentioned Surendran would have “lunch with SC/ST leaders”. Whereas Congress leaders alleged that such a programme revealed the BJP’s upper-caste mindset, the celebration’s Kerala president remained defiant.
“Is it wrong to say I am having lunch with SC/ST leaders? I have had breakfast with Christian leaders. I have had lunch with the Vishwakarma leaders. I had tea and snacks from a mosque this morning. It gets recorded on schedule too,” he mentioned Wednesday, including that he, too, was from a backward caste.
He additional mentioned: “Thirteen SC/ST organisation leaders attended our programmes in Kozhikode. None of them are BJP members. I ate lunch with them and I’m proud to say that”.
(Edited by Uttara Ramaswamy)
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