Kerala medical scam: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat cold-shoulders BJP leaders

Thiruvananthapuram: RSS chief Mohan Bhagawat, who is on a two- day visit to Palakkad for the RSS meetings (baithak), held talks with former BJP state president P. S. Sreedharan Pillai on Monday. The other top BJP leaders attending the baithak are Mr M. Ganesh, RSS nominee in the party, who acts as BJP general secretary, and also Mr B. Gopalakrishnan, Thrissur-based BJP state secretary.

Mr Bhagwat asked the three leaders to further strengthen the RSS in the state. RSS state secretary and prantha karyavahak P. Gopalankutty Master attended the baithak. There are 4,500 daily RSS shakhas which have nearly four lakh members. Mr Gopalankutty Master told DC that out of them nearly two lakh are active members.

“Usually, BJP leaders are not invited for the RSS baithak. But this time, Sreedharan Pillai was invited and other top leaders were ignored as the RSS is unhappy with the medical college scam,” said a party source.

Mr Bhagwat will hoist the flag at the local government school on the Independence Day on Tuesday.