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Varier had been the face of BJP on television debates concerning state and national politics.
All senior Congress leaders with whom he had engaged in heated political debates mourned Balakrishnan, remembering him as a committed politician and a friendly person.
Minister Ahammad Devarkovil said the BJP state president was attempting to remain in the media glare by raising ridiculous issues.
The audio clip suggests that Surendran had indeed offered bribe money to JRP leader C K Janu ahead of the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.
Earlier, a report prepared by the BJP had cited the party's failure to influence the Christian vote bank as one of the main reasons for its electoral debacles in Kerala.
Kannur CPI-M district secretary MV Jayarajan alleged that BJP activists are able to wriggle in various Central institutions and that a probe was needed for the same.
The BJP state chief clarified that his intention was not to defend Sriram, but the latter's right to be able to work after being reinstated into service.
BJP Kerala has also claimed there was no political motive behind Usha's nomination by the Narendra Modi government.
Opposition leader, VD Satheesan and BJP president, K Surendran have urged the legislator from Chengannur to give up his seat in the Assembly.
The charge was that Surendran bribed Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate K Sundara to withdraw from the fray for the 2021 election in Majeswaram.
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