Summary:
BJP leaders also drew similarities between the Yathra in the state and the rath yathra undertaken by party leader L K Advani. He added that the Save Sabarimala Rath Yathra will change the political climate of Kerala the way Advani changed the political fortunes of BJP at the national level.O Rajagopal, MLA, presided over the function to inaugurate the yathra. They reminded that Tippu had tried to demolish the Madhur temple just the way Pinarayi has been trying to 'destroy' Sabarimala. NDA vice-chairman Thushar Vellappalli, MP from Dakshina Kannada Nalin Kumar Kateel, BJP MLAs from Dakshina Kannada, P K Krishnadas, K Surendran, A N Radhakrishnan, Shobha Surendran, BDJS vice-chairman Subhash Vasu and leaders of other NDA constituents attended the meeting. "Today is the birthday of Advaniji," reminded P S Sreedharan Pillai..