BJP general secretary K Surendran, who was remanded to 14-days judicial custody by a magistrate court in Ranni on Friday in connection with his involvement in the protests over Sabarimala, alleged that an orchestrated campaign from the office of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had been unleashed against him to keep him behind bars.
Speaking to reporters en route the court from the sub-jail in Kottarakkara where he was lodged, Surendran said, “These are all false cases. I have been charged in incidents which haven’t even taken place. This is an orchestrated attack and the CM’s office is behind this. But I will not step away from the fight to uphold the traditions of Ayyappa even if they torture me.”