Police said the actor-turned-politician suffered an eye injury after being hit by the scooter keys of local BJP leader Sanal Puthanvila.
Krishnakumar with a patch on his left eye. (X)
BJP Lok Sabha candidate in Kerala’s Kollam, G Krishnakumar, has landed in an embarrassing situation as a local leader of the saffron party has been found responsible for the eye injury he sustained during a heated poll campaign.
Krishnakumar had recently lodged a complaint with Kundara police, alleging that it was suspected to be an attack with a strong weapon by his political opponents.
Police said the actor-turned-politician suffered an eye injury after being hit by the scooter keys of local BJP leader Sanal Puthanvila during the election campaign. Puthanvila was arrested on Monday and released on bail later.
On 22 April, Krishnakumar posted on his X handle: “I sustained an eye injury (suspected attack by opposition parties) during my Lok Sabha campaign in Kundra, Kollam, Kerala. Your prayers and support during this time mean everything to me.”
I sustained an eye injury ( suspected attack by oppn parties) during my Lok Sabha campaign in Kundra, Kollam, Kerala. Your prayers and support during this time mean everything to me. Thank you. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/uFQCKKJstL
— Actor Krishnakumar (@actorkkofficial) April 22, 2024
Police said an investigation was carried out based on the complaint of the candidate, and it was found that the BJP activist was responsible for the injury.
The BJP worker was arrested under Section 324 of IPC (voluntarily causing hurt by a dangerous weapon).
Krishnakumar is yet to react to the matter.
The incident happened around 5 pm on 20 April and was rushed to a private hospital in Kundara and given first aid. Following the incident he has been campaigning in the constituency with a patch on his left eye.
Krishnakumar is facing sitting MP and Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader NK Premachandran and ruling LDF’s CPI(M) MLA and actor-turned-politician M Mukesh in Kollam.
In the 2021 Assembly elections, Krishnakumar unsuccessfully contested on a BJP ticket from Thiruvananthapuram.
(With PTI inputs)
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