The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said ‘Metroman’ E Sreedharan will join the party ahead of the Kerala Assembly election.
BJP state president K Surendran said Sreedharan, who is credited with changing the face of the public transport system in the country, will join the BJP during the party's ‘Vijay Yatra’ commencing on February 21 from Kasaragod.
He has expressed his willingness to work with the BJP, Surendran told reporters in Kozhikode.
“I have decided to join the BJP, just official formalities remain,” the 88-year-old told NDTV.
On being asked why he joined the party, Sreedharan said, “I have been living in Kerala for the last 10 years, since my retirement. I have seen different governments and they are not doing what can be done for the people. I am joining the BJP to be able to do my part, using my experience.”
Criticising other political parties for showing India in a bad light, he said to NDTV, “Political parties with vested interests are projecting India in a very bad light nationally and opposing just for the sake of opposing. Parties like the Congress are creating a bad image for India.”
A 2001 Padma Shri and 2008 Padma Vibhushan awardee, Sreedharan is known for the excellent city metro project under his supervision. He is also credited with the restoration of the Pamban bridge in Tamil Nadu establishing link between Rameshwaram and the mainland, which was damaged after a cyclone.
