Thiruvananthapuram (24.01.2026): A controversy has erupted over conduct of former DGP and newly elected Sasthamangalam councillor R Sreelekha on stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sreelekha faced criticism following reports that she intentionally distanced herself from the Prime Minister, allegedly due to her dissatisfaction over not being named the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Mayor.
However, the BJP leader rebuffed by saying that she had kept her distance from PM Modi on stage due to her years of training and discipline, which had taught her not to approach a VVIP unless invited to do so.
She said that such reports were "misleading". “For 33 years, what I learned and did was a police officer's duty; politics is new for me,” Sreelekha said.
Thiruvananthapuram (24.01.2026): A controversy has erupted over conduct of former DGP and newly elected Sasthamangalam councillor R Sreelekha on stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sreelekha faced criticism following reports that she intentionally distanced herself from the Prime Minister, allegedly due to her dissatisfaction over not being named the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Mayor.
However, the BJP leader rebuffed by saying that she had kept her distance from PM Modi on stage due to her years of training and discipline, which had taught her not to approach a VVIP unless invited to do so.
She said that such reports were "misleading". “For 33 years, what I learned and did was a police officer's duty; politics is new for me,” Sreelekha said.