Thiruvananthapuram: BJP state president
Kummanam Rajasekharan will be the new governor of Mizoram. The order appointing Rajasekharan as replacement to Nirbhay Sharma, whose tenure will come to an end on May 28, was issued by Rashtrapathi Bhavan late on Friday evening.
Rajasekharan, an RSS karyavahak, was heading Hindu Aikyavedi when he was appointed president of state BJP unit two years ago. Rajasekharan’s import to BJP was meant to neutralise the two warring factions in the state unit led by V Muraleedharan and P K Krishnadas. Amit Shah’s strategy to try hard-line Hindutva in Kerala to help BJP make electoral gains was another reason for appointing Rajasekharan at the helm.
The sudden move to replace Kummanam is viewed by his critics in the party as expression of unhappiness by the central leadership over his style of functioning.
Though he was active in social and religious spheres, politics was rather new to him.
Under Rajasekharan’s leadership, the NDA disintegrated with the BJP’s second biggest ally BDJS announcing non-cooperation ahead of the Chengannur bypoll.
