Bengaluru, June 21 -- A controversy has erupted within the BJP over reported plans to convene a party meeting in the temple town of Dharmasthala to identify alleged cross-voting in the recent Legislative Council elections, with senior MLA S Suresh Kumar issuing a sharp warning against what he described as the politicisation of a sacred space.
Reacting strongly to the proposal, Suresh Kumar said he was "truly shocked" by the party leadership's decision and asserted that bringing political suspicion into Dharmasthala was unacceptable.
His most pointed objection came in a post on social media, where he cautioned: "Please do not drag Dharmasthala into the low-level corruption that has taken place in politics."The remark has since become the f...