Thiruvananthapuram: CPM state secretary M.V. Govindan on Friday took a dig at Congress in relation to Padmaja Venugopal joining the BJP. Meanwhile, Govindan dismissed the reports of former MLA and CPM leader S Rajendran leaving the party to join BJP.
“Nearly 200 former Congress MLAs and MPs are now in BJP. Three PCC presidents have now become BJP leaders. Padmaja Venugopal, who recently campaigned for T N Prathapan, had now switched sides and joined the BJP. We are witnessing a sight of Congress turning into BJP,” he said.