Surendran takes over as Kerala BJP chief

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K. Surendran on Saturday took charge as the State president of the party.

Scores of BJP workers received Mr. Surendran at the railway station and escorted him to the party office along with district president V.V. Rajesh. He was received by Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan, former presidents C.K. Padmanabhan, K. Raman Pillai and P.K. Krishnadas as well as other leaders, including P.P. Mukundan.

Though the party leadership had said that all former presidents would attend the function, Kummanam Rajasekharan, general secretary M.T. Ramesh and yet another prominent leader Sobha Surendran were conspicuous by their absence.