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{{for|the Indian novelist|K. Surendran}}
{{short description|Indian politician from Kerala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = K Surendran
| image = K Surendran.jpg
| caption =
| alt =
| order =
| office = 11th President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the state of [[Kerala]]
| election =
| term_start = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|2|15}}
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]]
| successor =
| birth_name = K Surendran
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|3|10}}
| birth_place = [[Ulliyeri]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| spouse = Sheeba K.
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| children = 2
| residence = [[Kasaragod]], Kerala
| alma_mater = [[University of Calicut]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|social worker}}
| website = {{url|https://ksurendran.in/}}
}}

'''K. Surendran''' (born 10 March 1970) is an Indian politician from [[Kasargod district|Kozhikode]] in the state of [[Kerala]]. He currently serves as the 11th President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the state.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/feb/15/k-surendran-appointed-president-of-bjp-kerala-unit-2103801.html|title=Surendran, the aggressive face of BJP in Kerala, appointed state president|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/02/15/bjp-appoints-k-surendran-as-its-president-in-kerala.html|title=BJP appoints K. Surendran as its president in Kerala|website=The Week}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/factionalism-the-main-challenge/article30831624.ece|title=Factionalism the main challenge|first=N. j|last=Nair|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 February 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>http://epaper.janmabhumidaily.com/2556234/Trivandrum/16-February-2020#page/1/1</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/feb/22/k-surendran-assumes-charge-as-kerala-bjp-state-chief-senior-leaders-of-rival-faction-stay-away-2107006.html|title=K Surendran assumes charge as Kerala BJP state chief; senior leaders of rival faction stay away|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Early life==
K. Surendran was born to Kunjiraman and Kalyani Amma on 10 March 1970 in [[Ulliyeri]], [[Kozhikode district]] in [[Kerala]], India.<ref name=KeralaBiodata/> He earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in chemistry<ref name=KeralaBiodata/> from [[Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College]], Kozhikode. He started his political career through [[Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]], the student wing of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]. During the earlier years of his political career he held various positions such as Director North Malabar District Co-operative Marketing Society, President, Desa Seva Samskarika Kendram, Founder Director Board member National Yuva co operative Society and Advisory Board member Nehru Yuva Kendra.<ref name=KeralaBiodata>{{citation|title=Biodata of Mr. K. Surendran (BJP)|work=Kerala Assembly Election DATABASE|publisher=Government of Kerala|url=http://keralaassembly.org/election/biodata.php4?no=56&name=K.%20Surendaran|access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref> He had moved to [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]] many years ago, and learnt [[Tulu language|Tulu]] and [[Kannada]] languages to better communicate with the local people.<ref name=DeccanChron20160320/><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.bjp.org/know-your-candidate/candidate/shri-k-surendran/ |title=Shri K Surendran |publisher=BJP |date= |access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> Surendran is married to Sheeba K. and the couple has two children.

==Political career==
As [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] state president K. Surendran led a march in October 2009 protesting unemployment and a ban on government hiring. Several people were injured when police forcibly prevented the marchers from entering the Secretariat of Kerala.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite journal|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/yuva-morcha-march-turns-violent/article165129.ece |title=Yuva Morcha march turns violent – KERALA |journal=[[The Hindu]] |date=20 October 2009 |access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>
In the 2019 parliamentary contest in Kerala,Surendran was selected by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] as their candidate in the [[Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pathanamthitta constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/bjp-s-k-surendran-to-contest-from-kerala-s-pathanamthitta-1553339833323.html|title=BJP's K Surendran to contest from Kerala's Pathanamthitta|first=Nidheesh|last=M.K|date=23 March 2019|website=Mint}}</ref> The constituency was won by [[Anto Antony]] of [[Indian National Congress]]. Surendran came third behind INC and CPI(M).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/kerala-pathanamthitta-results-s11p17/|title=Live Results: Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha Constituency (KERALA)|website=News18|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/apr/04/2019-ls-polls-kerala-bjp-leader-k-surendran-to-resubmit-nomination-papers-today-1959995.html|title=2019 LS polls: Kerala BJP leader K Surendran to resubmit nomination papers today|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

''Surendran'' was appointed as the state president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on February 15, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=No Decision on 'Metroman' Sreedharan as BJP's CM Candidate in Kerala: Union Minister|url=https://thewire.in/politics/kerala-bjp-pitches-metroman-sreedharan-as-cm-candidate-for-assembly-polls|access-date=2021-03-18|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

==Election attempts==

*On 16 April 2009 K. Surendran was a [[Lok Sabha]] candidate for [[Kasaragod]] in the national elections.
*In the 2011 state elections for the Manjeshwar constituency[[P. B. Abdul Razak]] of the [[Indian Union Muslim League]] won 37.46% of the votes and K. Surendaran of the BJP came second with 33.8% of the votes.<ref>{{citation
|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results-- 2011: 1. Manjeshwar |publisher=Kerala Assembly
|url=http://keralaassembly.org/election/assembly_poll.php?year=2011&no=1|access-date=6 August 2016}}</ref> P. B. Abdul Rasaq was elected with a margin of 5,828 votes.<ref name=DeccanChron20160320>{{citation|journal=[[Deccan Chronicle]]
|title=BJP dreams of victory in Manjeswaram|author=Amiya Meethal |date=20 March 2016
|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/300316/bjp-dreams-of-victory-in-manjeswaram.html|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>

*In February 2014 it was reported that senior BJP members in [[Kerala]] were opposed to the decision that K.Surendran should again be the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate for the [[Kasaragod]] constituency.<ref>{{citation|title=Dissidence in BJP over K Surendran being fielded as poll candidate|date=1 February 2014|location=New Delhi
|url=http://www.madhyamam.com/en/node/20417#sthash.rRQCDSkt.dpuf|journal=[[Madhyamam Daily]] |access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> His candidacy was apparently announced in Kasargod by the former national president [[Venkaiah Naidu]] before being reviewed by the election committee, drawing criticism from Shobha Surendran of the national executive and from state president [[V. Muraleedharan]].<ref>{{citation |title=Factional Disputes Surface in State BJP|author=N V Ravindranathan Nair |date=2 February 2014 |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Factional-Disputes-Surface-in-State-BJP/2014/02/02/article2033320.ece|access-date=6 August 2016|journal=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

*In May 2016 Surendran was defeated by a small margin in an election for the Manjeshwar seat.<ref>{{citation|title=BJP celebrates, but pained by Surendran's near miss|date=19 May 2016|journal=[[Malayala Manorama|Manorama Online]]|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/kerala-assembly-elections-2016/news/bjp-celebrates-but-pained-by-surendran-s-near-miss.html|access-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726064837/http://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/kerala-assembly-elections-2016/news/bjp-celebrates-but-pained-by-surendran-s-near-miss.html|archive-date=26 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He lost by 89 votes to P. B. Abdul Razak of the [[Indian Union Muslim League]].<ref>{{citation |title=BJP loses Manjeswaram with slender 89 votes|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 May 2016|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/kerala2016/bjp-loses-manjeswaram-with-slender-89-votes/article8620313.ece|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> It was reported that Surendran had been handicapped by resistance to his mode of operation from older party leaders.<ref>{{citation|journal=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 May 2016 |title=Defeat in Manjeshwaram a shock to BJP |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections-2016/kerala-elections-2016/news/Defeat-in-Manjeshwaram-a-shock-to-BJP/articleshow/52355556.cms|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref> In July 2016 Surendran asked the Kerala High Court to cancel the Manjeswaram election due to malpractices.<ref>{{citation|author=P Sudhakaran|title=Cancel election to Manjeswaram seat: K Surendran In his petition, Surendran alleges widespread malpractices in the election |date=2 July 2016|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/cancel-election-to-manjeswaram-seat-k-surendran-english-news-1.1175430|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>
* In 2019, he lost the Parliament election from Pathanamthitta constituency.Surendran came third behind the INC and CPI(M).{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
*In 2021 Assembly elections K Surendran contested from 2 constituencies, Konni and Manjeswaram, where he lost in both constituencies.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-02|title=Kerala BJP chief K Surendran loses Konni and Manjeshwar, Sabarimala plank fails|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-bjp-chief-k-surendran-loses-konni-and-manjeshwar-sabarimala-plank-fails-148188|access-date=2021-05-02|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

;Election candidature history
{| width="55%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid" style="font-size: 94%;"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Election type
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Constituency
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Opponent
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Result
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Margin
|----
|[[2009 Indian general election in Kerala|2009]]
|Lok Sabha
|[[Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kasaragod]]
|[[P. Karunakaran]] ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M))]]
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |2,60,040
|----
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|Kerala Assembly
|[[Manjeshwar (State Assembly constituency)|Manjeshwar]]
|[[P. B. Abdul Razak]] ([[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]])
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |5,828<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1996-election-results.html |title=Kerala Assembly Election - 1996 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2021-05-20}}</ref>
|----
|[[2014 Indian general election in Kerala|2014]]
|Lok Sabha
|[[Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kasaragod]]
|[[P. Karunakaran]] ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M))]]
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |2,12,138
|----
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|Kerala Assembly
|[[Manjeshwar (State Assembly constituency)|Manjeshwar]]
|[[P. B. Abdul Razak]] ([[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]])
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |89<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/2016-election-results.html |title=Kerala Assembly Election - 2016 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2021-05-20}}</ref>
|----
|[[2019 Indian general election in Kerala|2019]]
|Lok Sabha
|[[Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pathanamthitta]]
|[[Anto Antony]] ([[Indian National Congress |INC]])
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |84,462
|----
|[[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections|2019]] (by-election)
||Kerala Assembly
|[[Konni (State Assembly constituency)|Konni]]
|[[K. U. Jenish Kumar]] ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M))]]
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |Lost
|style="background: #FFA07A;" |14,313
|----
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|Kerala Assembly
|rowspan="2" |[[Manjeshwar (State Assembly constituency)|Manjeshwar]] [[Konni (State Assembly constituency)|Konni]]
|rowspan="2" |[[A. K. M. Ashraf]] ([[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]) [[K. U. Jenish Kumar]] ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M))]]
|style="background: #FFA07A;" rowspan="2" |Lost Lost
|style="background: #FFA07A;" rowspan="2" |745<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS111.htm?ac=1|title=Kerala Assembly Election - 2021 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2021-06-16}}</ref> 29,507<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS11114.htm?ac=114|title=Kerala Assembly Election - 2021 |publisher=Elections.in |accessdate=2021-06-16}}</ref> 
|}

==Controversies==
In April 2013 Surendran spoke out against dropping the investigation by the Vigilance and Anti-corruption Bureau into the transfer of Kovalam [[Halcyon Castle]] and land from [[India Tourism Development Corporation]], speaking of conspiracy and corruption behind the proposal.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/bjp-demands-reversal-of-vigilance-move-to-drop-case-over-transfer-of-kovalam-land/article4606434.ece |title=BJP demands reversal of Vigilance move to drop case over transfer of Kovalam land |journal=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 April 2013 |access-date=25 July 2015}}</ref>

In May 2017, Surendran posted on [[Facebook]], an old graphic photo of slaughtered cows lying by the sidewalk of a market place in [[North India]] and connected it with the beef fests organised in Kerala, as a protest against central government's ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiMay 30|first1=India Today Web Desk New|last2=May 30|first2=2017UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2017 15:51|title=Kerala BJP leader K Surendran uses fake cow slaughter photo amid beef protests in state|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/kerala-beef-ban-protest-cow-slaughter-k-surendran-fake-photo-979967-2017-05-30|access-date=2021-03-13|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala BJP leader courts controversy by posting 'fake photo' on cow slaughter|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/kerala/bjp-leader-surendran-controversy-fake-photo-cow-slaughter|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref>

K. Surendran's travel from his home in [[Kozhikode]] to [[Thiruvananthapuram]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]], in which everyone was advised to not travel without any mandatory reasons, has triggered a controversy in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/apr/04/k-surendrans-travel-to-thiruvananthapuram-courts-controversy-2125507.html|title=K Surendran's travel to Thiruvananthapuram courts controversy|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/questions-raised-as-k-surendran-travels-to-thiruvananthapuram-despite-lockdown-1.4663821|title=Questions raised as K Surendran travels to Thiruvananthapuram despite lockdown|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>

[[Delhi]] Metro Rail Corporation principal adviser [[E. Sreedharan]] as the party’s Chief Minister candidate for the Assembly elections, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] State president K. Surendran on backtracked on his statement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/news/india/kerala-assembly-polls-bjp-backtracks-on-metro-man-e-sreedharan-as-its-cm-candidate-1447143|title=Kerala Assembly Polls: BJP Backtracks On 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan As Its CM Candidate|first=ABP News|last=Bureau|date=5 March 2021|website=ABP Live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/bjp-kerala-chief-k-surendran-clarifies-remark-about-cm-candidate-958475.html|title=BJP Kerala chief K Surendran clarifies remark about CM candidate|date=5 March 2021|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

He was involved in an alleged hawala case after the May 2021 assembly elections in Kerala and the top leadership of BJP appointed a three-member “independent” panel to submit reports on the distribution and use of election funds provided to the party in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-07|title=Its Kerala unit under hawala cloud, BJP seeks report from 'independent' panel|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-bjp-k-surendran-hawala-case-use-of-election-funds-independent-panel-7347094/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Cultural issues==
On November 2014 Surendran dismissed the [[Kiss of Love]] protest as ''"''a mere [[transgender]] protest".
He said the media should have paid less attention, since the only aim of the protest was to create social chaos and confusion.<ref>{{citation
|title=Kiss of love: Surendran slur on minorities, calls it transgender protest|date=4 November 2014|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]
|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141104/nation-crime/article/kiss-love-surendran-slur-minorities-calls-it-transgender-protest|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>

On October 2015 a photograph of K. Surendran eating a meal was published on [[Facebook]], captioned "Kerala BJP leader eating beef".
When the photo went viral, Surendran responded that it was only an [[onion]] [[curry]], and said that in an election period he was strictly [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]].
Later he said he had never eaten [[beef]] in his life.
He also said it was untrue that beef exports had risen by 15.4% in India during the first year of the BJP government led by [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{citation|journal=[[International Business Times]]
|title=Kerala: Photo of K Surendran eating beef goes viral; BJP leader swears it was just onion curry|date=14 October 2015|author=Sachin Jose
|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-photo-k-surendran-eating-beef-goes-viral-bjp-leader-swears-it-was-just-onion-curry-650522#u0BJOd2BJ1XC55zM.99|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>
That month, Shobha Surendran, a member of the national executive, said the BJP did not oppose selling or eating beef in Kerala, but did object to beef festivals being organised in educational institutions.<ref>{{citation
|title=Eating beef is okay: Shobha Surendran|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 October 2015
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/eating-beef-is-okay-shobha-surendran/article7763821.ece|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>

On May 2016 Surendran asked why some members of [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]'s cabinet were avoiding use of state-provided vehicles that had the number 13, apparently for superstitious reasons.<ref>{{citation|title=Is Pinarayi afraid of number 13?, asks K Surendran|date=26 May 2016|journal=Mathrubhumi
|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/is-pinarayi-afraid-of-number-13-asks-k-surendran-english-news-1.1086907|access-date=5 August 2016}}</ref>

==Sabarimala protests==
{{See|Entry of women to Sabarimala}}
K Surendran was a leading figure of [[Sabarimala]] protests.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sabarimala-protests-bjp-leader-surendran-walks-out-of-jail-after-bail/videoshow/67000773.cms|title=Sabarimala protests: BJP leader Surendran walks out of jail after bail|first1=ET Online | 08|last1=Dec 2018|first2=04:23 Pm|last2=Ist|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/live/2018/nov/17/sabarimala-protest-highlights--bjps-k-surendran-taken-in-preventive-custody-party-to-lead-protest-1899439.html|title=Sabarimala protest HIGHLIGHTS | BJP's K Surendran taken in preventive custody, party to lead protest march at Secretariat on Sunday|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/you-cant-stop-us-says-bjp-leader-near-sabarimala-taken-away-by-cops-1949101|title="You Can't Stop Us," Says BJP Leader Near Sabarimala, Taken Away By Cops|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> He was charged with 242 police cases<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/state-affidavit-shows-242-cases-against-surendran/article26724921.ece|title=State affidavit shows 242 cases against Surendran|date=3 April 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> and was arrested from Nilakkal on Sabarimala after which he was imprisoned for 21 days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/k-surendran-released-from-prison-after-22-days-kerala-1.3376619|title=K Surendran released from prison after 22 days|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/dec/08/sabarimala-row-bjp-general-secretary-k-surendran-surendran-released-from-jail-after-21-days-1908897.html|title=Sabarimala row: BJP general secretary K Surendran released from jail after 21 days|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Surendran alleged that the [[Kerala Police|Kerala police]] desecrated his irumudikettu (bag of holy offerings carried by Sabarimala devotees) and manhandled him. He also said that the police mistreated him while in the custody and did not gave him water and food. However, Devaswom Minister [[Kadakampally Surendran]] refused these allegations. He then provided a video footage of the incident through his social media.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-18|title=കൂടുതല്‍ ദൃശ്യങ്ങള്‍ പുറത്തുവിട്ട് കടകംപളളി; ഇരുമുടിക്കെട്ട് രാഷ്ട്രീയ ആയുധമാക്കരുതെന്ന് മന്ത്രി|url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/kerala-news/kadakampally-surendran-lashes-out-at-k-surendran-for-throwing-irumudikkettu/|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Indian Express Malayalam|language=ml}}</ref> The footage shows the Mudikkettu falling down from Surendran's shoulder after which the [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] picks it up and giving back to him while he throws it back to the ground.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CCTV visuals show Surendran himself put 'Irumudikkettu' down|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/videos/news/news-in-videos/cctv-visuals-show-surendran-himself-put-irumudikkettu-down-1.3322442|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref> “He was treated as a VIP in the station and was given a cushioned chair to sit. He used his insulin, he was given water and food. There is CCTV footage of him eating. CCTV footage will not lie, will it?”; the police replied to the other allegations made by the Surendran of denying him food and medicine.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-18|title=Kerala govt says cops didn't desecrate Surendran's irumudikettu, produce video proof|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-govt-says-cops-didnt-desecrate-surendrans-irumudikettu-produce-video-proof-91778|access-date=2021-03-13|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Kadakampally also accused Surendran of breaking the Hindu traditions by visiting Sabarimala, within a few months of his mother’s death.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2018-11-18|title=Kerala Devaswom Minister counters BJP leader Surendran's allegations|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-devaswom-minister-counters-bjp-leader-surendrans-allegations/article25530457.ece|access-date=2021-03-13|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{Official website|www.ksurendran.in}}

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K. Surendran (politician) - Revision history

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