Kerala BJP bridleless horse, needs leadership overhaul: Chandrasekaran
He said the BJP leaders in the state cannot escape the responsibility of the party's stunning defeat in Palakkad.
The Kerala BJP blamed its IT cell for a goof-up in the promo song released by the party’s state unit. The song calls upon the people to defeat the “government at the Centre that is known for corruption”.
The promo song by the Kerala BJP released for its month-long statewide ‘Padayatra’ (foot march) led by K Surendran contained the lines “Let’s join our hands to defeat the union government’s rule, which is famous for corruption” putting the party in an embarrassing situation.
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The party’s state leadership hastened to put the blame squarely on its IT cell and sought an explanation from cell convener S Jayashankar for the faux pas.
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The goof-up came to light on Wednesday when songs were played during a break to BJP’s Kerala Padayatra on reaching Ponnani in the Malappuram district. Since the event was live-streamed, videos of the incident were recorded and shared by several social media users.
The goof-up came to the notice of the state party leadership after it went viral on social media, inviting all kinds of reactions. The saffron party in Kerala is now being mocked on social media.
Following this, the BJP leadership clarified that it was a mistake on the part of its IT cell. Later, the party removed the song from its official social media handles.
“The song was written in 2013 against the Congress-led Union government. During one of the breaks in the rally in Ponnani, this old song came up in the playlist,” BJP sources said
The embarrassment came a few days after the Kerala BJP courted controversy for a poster for the Padayatra in the Kozhikode district that said Kerala BJP president K Surendran would have lunch with “SC and ST leaders” on February 20.
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