Mohanlal won't commit the blunder of contesting for BJP: Chennithala

Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday said that he does not believe that Mohanlal would commit a blunder of contesting as a BJP candidate from the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 elections.

'Mohanlal is a very popular actor who is loved by one and all. It is hard to believe that he would take such a foolish decision,' Chennithala said while attending a program organised by the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club to discuss the post flood scenario in the state.

When reporters asked him whether everyone who joins the BJP was a fool, Chennithala replied that they could interpret his statement as they wished.

Mohanlal had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently to discuss the activities of Vishwasanthi Foundation, constituted in memory of his parents. Reports suggesting that Mohanlal would contest from Thiruvananthapuram came out soon after the meeting.

However, people close to Mohanlal had refuted these reports. The actor is now in Thiruvananthapuram as part of the shooting of the film 'Lucifer' directed by Prithviraj.

After he met Modi, Mohanlal had posted on social media that the PM had extended all support to build a new Kerala.

Modi had also tweeted praising the actor, sparking a discussion on his entry into politics as a BJP candidate.