VJ Shaji, brother of Sunny Joseph, president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), attended a programme organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Dharmadom in Kannur district on Friday.
Shaji participated in a mega adalat held under the leadership of BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Speaking to reporters, he said he had attended the event to file a complaint but added that he was also considering joining the BJP.
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Responding to a query, Shaji remarked that if the children of senior Congress leaders K Karunakaran and AK Antony could join the BJP, “then why shouldn’t I?”
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Meanwhile, prominent Congress leader and vice president of the Thrissur District Congress Committee, M. S. Anil Kumar, formally joined the BJP. Chandrasekhar welcomed him into the party by draping a shawl over his shoulders at a function held at the BJP state committee office.
The event was attended by B. L. Santosh, national general secretary (organisation) of the BJP; former Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, the party’s state in-charge; and Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje.
Anil Kumar began his political career through the Kerala Students Union (KSU) and later held several positions within the Congress organisation.
He served as chairman of Christ College Irinjalakuda, state general secretary of the Indian Youth Congress, secretary of the DCC, and eventually vice president of the Thrissur DCC.
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