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Manikandan was part of Thrissur Pooram for 58 years, taking part in flag hoisting to the grand procession.
Talking to the media, he said he called the late leader the mother of the Congress party in the country.
The move assumes significance as Suresh Gopi defeated Karunakaran's son and Congress leader K Muraleedharan to become the first BJP candidate to win a Lok Sabha seat from Kerala.
Marar retired as a Circle Inspector from the Crime Branch.
Citing neglect from the party as the reason behind his decision, Satheesh said he would not be joining any other political party.
Last April, former Kerala Chief Minister A K Antony's son Anil Antony joined the BJP.
What more can the Congress give to a 'works at home' politician, he mocked.
Initially, in response to the reports circulating about her potential move to the BJP, Padmaja clarified via Facebook that it was merely a joke.
The former Minister for Agriculture was also a four-time MLA.
The chief minister made the statement at the launch of the former Congress state vice president's autobiography in Kanhangad on Wednesday.
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