Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday clarified his comments on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, where he had called her "Mother of India", and said it was a "relevant context".
The BJP MP said it was a relevant reference while he was elaborating on the role of Karunakaran, the late Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister, whom Gopi had earlier described as a "courageous administrator".
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Gopi said, "It was a relevant context. I was talking about the real value of leader Karunakaran. Like the Congress and non-Congress people of Kerala, even though the founder and co- Founder may be the administrative quality and result of efforts is entirely for the benefit of the people, Karunakaran should be the father of Congress in Kerala, in that context, I had referred to Indira Gandhi as the mother of Congress in India.,
Earlier, Gopi, who was inducted as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Ministry of Tourism, referred to veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders EK Nayanar and K Karunakaran as his "political gurus".
"Just because my father's family was a Congress family, my mother's family worked in Kerala till the formation of the Jana Sangh... I was in the SFI. But the reason behind my change was not political. It was emotional. I Apna Jeevan Jeenga Jeevan is acceptable to all sections of life, all walks of life, all levels of life, even emotionally,” the BJP MP said on Sunday.“My lineage, my traditions, the essence of Sanatan Dharma – I have to carry all those valuable qualities. Just because Indira Gandhi is Congress, and for that harsh act of hers, I cannot shy away from holding her responsible. I cannot hold her true. I say she remained the architect of India after independence till her death,” he added.
Notably, Suresh Gopi defeated K Muraleedharan, son of K Karunakaran, in the Thrissur constituency in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.
The actor-turned-politician has become the first Lok Sabha BJP MP from Kerala after winning the Thrissur constituency.He defeated ruling Left Democratic Front candidate V.S. Defeated. Sunilkumar by a margin of 74,686 votes.
Gopi took oath as minister of state in the Modi 3.0 cabinet. He took charge as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas as well as the Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday morning earlier this week.
The BJP MP said it was a relevant reference while he was elaborating on the role of Karunakaran, the late Congress leader and former Kerala chief minister, whom Gopi had earlier described as a "courageous administrator".
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Gopi said, "It was a relevant context. I was talking about the real value of leader Karunakaran. Like the Congress and non-Congress people of Kerala, even though the founder and co- Founder may be the administrative quality and result of efforts is entirely for the benefit of the people, Karunakaran should be the father of Congress in Kerala, in that context, I had referred to Indira Gandhi as the mother of Congress in India.,
Earlier, Gopi, who was inducted as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas and the Ministry of Tourism, referred to veteran Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders EK Nayanar and K Karunakaran as his "political gurus".
"Just because my father's family was a Congress family, my mother's family worked in Kerala till the formation of the Jana Sangh... I was in the SFI. But the reason behind my change was not political. It was emotional. I Apna Jeevan Jeenga Jeevan is acceptable to all sections of life, all walks of life, all levels of life, even emotionally,” the BJP MP said on Sunday.“My lineage, my traditions, the essence of Sanatan Dharma – I have to carry all those valuable qualities. Just because Indira Gandhi is Congress, and for that harsh act of hers, I cannot shy away from holding her responsible. I cannot hold her true. I say she remained the architect of India after independence till her death,” he added.
Notably, Suresh Gopi defeated K Muraleedharan, son of K Karunakaran, in the Thrissur constituency in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.
The actor-turned-politician has become the first Lok Sabha BJP MP from Kerala after winning the Thrissur constituency.He defeated ruling Left Democratic Front candidate V.S. Defeated. Sunilkumar by a margin of 74,686 votes.
Gopi took oath as minister of state in the Modi 3.0 cabinet. He took charge as the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas as well as the Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday morning earlier this week.
