Thiruvananthapuram: Jacob Thomas, IPS, the former director of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau of Kerala government, is likely to join the BJP.
Senior RSS leaders in Kerala are reportedly lobbying with the BJP top brass in Delhi in favour of the controversial IPS officer who had been at loggerheads with the successive UDF and LDF governments in the state.
Thomas has held preliminary talks with RSS leaders in Delhi on the suggestion of its leaders in Kerala.
It is said BJP leaders in Kerala are not aware of Thomas' bid to join their party which is eager to woo the minority community in Kerala.
Thomas was suspended late last year by the Kerala government over a speech criticising the government. He has a few cases too against him.
His recent bid to contest the Lok Sabha election from Chalakudy fizzled out as his application to retire voluntarily from service is yet to be processed. It is said the state government is to yet to hand over the file regarding this to the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The state government is likely seeking more details about cases against him before despatching his file to the centre.
Thomas is otherwise due for retirement only in 2021.
Another Kerala top cop, ex-DGP T P Senkumar, too had hobnobbed with the BJP and RSS and was said to be a contender for a Lok Sabha seat. He too had strained ties with the LDF government before retiring from service after a legal battle.
