Ready to take up any responsibility, says 'Metroman' Sreedharan
(Sourced from PTI)
"Metroman" E Sreedharan on Sunday said he was ready to take up any responsibility given to him by the BJP, which he had recently joined. Speaking at a rally being attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, at Shangumugham, Thiruvananthapuram, Sreedharan said he wanted to utilize his energy for the state of Kerala.
"For the last 67 years, I was a government servant. Many people have asked me why I ventured into politics after these many years. For 67 years, I worked on many projects for this country," Sreedharan said.
"Whatever responsibility is given to me I will take it up with all courage and energy," Sreedharan said at the concluding function of Vijay Yatra taken out by BJP State President K Surendran from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram, ahead of the April 6 assembly polls. Shah also wrapped a shawl around Sreedharan welcoming him into the party fold.
The "Metroman," who is all set to contest the assembly polls on a BJP ticket, had recently resigned from the post of DMRC's Principal Advisor. Sreedharan, now a member of the BJP state Election Committee, said he has requested the party leadership to field him from a constituency not far from his residence in Ponnani in the Malappuram district.
The Kerala assembly elections are due to be held in a single phase on April 6 and counting of votes will take place on May 2. Currently, the BJP has only one legislator in the 140-member state assembly. The party will be contesting against the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).
