On calling Indira Gandhi ‘mother’ of India, Union min Gopi now takes U-turn | Politics News
On calling Indira Gandhi ‘mother’ of India, Union min Gopi now takes U-turn | Politics News
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Suresh Gopi, who was inducted as a union minister in the Narendra Modi government’s third term, won the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. (Photo: PTI)
“In India, its (Congress) mother is Indira Gandhi. I said this from my heart,” he said.
Gopi’s continued praise for Indira Gandhi
“I have to make these attributions anyway,” Gopi said, adding that Gandhi’s contributions cannot be forgotten just because she hailed from a rival political party.
Gopi’s initial statement, made on Saturday, had garnered widespread attention.
While visiting the memorial of the late Congress Chief Minister Karunakaran in his Lok Sabha constituency Thrissur, he praised his “courage,” labelling him the “father of Congress in Kerala.” He also referred to the late Congress Chief Minister and Marxist veteran E K Nayanar as his “political gurus” and described Gandhi as “bharathathinte mathavu” (mother of India).
Suresh Gopi takes charge as union minister
Gopi, who was inducted as a union minister in the Narendra Modi government’s third term, won the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. With his win, the saffron party has landed its first-ever seat in the southern state, considered the stronghold of the Left parties.
Gopi holds the portfolio of minister of state for tourism and petroleum in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government. Gopi won the Thrissur seat by defeating his closest rival, the Communist Party of India’s Sunil Kumar, by 74,686 votes.
First Published: Jun 17 2024 | 12:15 PM IST
