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Actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi visited Karunakaran's memorial Murali Mandiram in Punkunnam on June 12. Meanwhile, he spoke to the media. During this discussion, he said that his visit should not have any political meaning, he has come to pay tribute to his guru. BJP MP from Thrissur, Kerala and Union Minister Suresh Gopi described former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as Bharat Ki Mata.
Gopi is the first BJP MP from Kerala. He defeated CPI's Sunil Kumar by 75 thousand votes. Karunakaran's son and Congress leader K Muralidharan also lost. Muralidharan is in third place.
Indira Gandhi is called Mother India
Speaking about their relationship, he said that like Nayanar and his wife Sarada Teacher, he also shared a close bond with Karunakaran and his wife Kalyanikutty Amma. He had recently visited Nayanar's house in Kannur and said that he considered Indira Gandhi as Bharat ki Mata while Karunakaran was the father of the Congress party in the state. He clarified that calling Karunakaran the father of Congress in Kerala was not meant to insult the founders or co-founders of the oldest party in the southern state.
defeated Karunakaran's son
Gopi K. Karunakaran's administrative ability has been appreciated. In this Lok Sabha election, Suresh Gopi has won the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat in Kerala by defeating Karunakaran's son and Congress leader K Muralidharan. Muralidharan had come third in this election. Talking about the visit to Murali Mandir, Gopi said that he wanted to visit Murali Mandir in 2019 itself, but Karunakaran's daughter Padmaja Venugopal stopped him from going there due to political reasons. Apart from Murali Mandir, he also visited the famous Lord Mata Church in the city and prayed.
Gopi has opened BJP's account by winning Kerala's Thrissur Lok Sabha seat. There was a triangular contest on this seat in which candidates of Congress, BJP and Communist Party of India were fighting against each other.