: Dr E Sreedharan, the BJP candidate at Palakkad in Kerala had a pleasant surprise on Friday as cine actor Mohan Lal wished him all success in the April 6 assembly election. It happened within minutes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling the electorate at Pathanamthitta how persons of eminence like Dr Sreedharan were joining the BJP because of the development agenda pursued by the Hindutwa Party.
“Sreedharan Sir’s is a name all Indians carry in their heart with pride. This legendary engineer rebuilt in just 46 days the Pamban Bridge that washed away by tidal waves. He is an engineer of will power and dedication who led the construction of Konkan Railway which was considered as an impossible project. Sreedharan Sir is the national architect who led the team that buikt Metro Rails in New Delhi and Kochi. He is unique because he executed the work of rebuilding a bridge in record time and gave back to the government the unutilized money that had been sanctioned for the project. The President of India honored him with Padma Vibhushan. We need Dr Sreedharan to lead us through the paths of development to new heights. I wish him all success,” said Mohan Lal in a video message he posted on his social media page.
Interestingly, A Ramaswamy, senior Congress leader from Palakkadu who quit the party on Friday to join the LDF, announced that Dr Sreedharan would have an easy win in the constituency.