Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 -- The Kerala BJP unit's efforts over the years to woo the Christian community in the state, particularly the Catholic Church, appear to be wobbling in the backdrop of terse exchanges between the Church and two of the party's prominent Christian leaders.

The row began after former MLA PC George and his son Shone George, BJP state vice-president, criticised a bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church for allegedly secretly calling up nunneries and asking its members to vote for the Congress-led UDF in the recently held assembly polls in Kerala.

The former seven-time MLA, who joined the BJP in 2024, called certain Church leaders and bishops "shameless" for openly propagating their political views. He also all...