The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala was trolled on micro-blogging website Twitter after it shared a goof video on Sunday (December 2), claiming it to be a footage of a protest held against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the ongoing Sabarimala row.
The CCTV footage, posted from the official handle of BJP Kerala (BJP Keralam), shows no visuals of a protest and has left many wondering whether the party was trolling itself.
The video titled Protest against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan by BJP activists at Chengannur” showed two men walking along a deserted road and finally running towards a side of the road when the chief minister’s convoy passes. It was taken down after the initial reaction.
The uploaded footage had no connection to Sunday’s protest in Alappuzha’s Chengannur, where the BJP held a black-flag protest over the prohibitory orders on large gatherings around Sabarimala. The party has also filed a petition demanding the removal of prohibitory orders (144) in and around the shrine.
Earlier, the BJP had formally announced that they will waylay the chief minister and other ministries across the state. This was planned in addition to the indefinite hunger strike in Thiruvananthapuram which begins on Monday (December 3).
Soon after the video was posted, many individuals mde fun of the party and even shared funny memes on the matter. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah too joined the meme trail with a comment “Did i miss it when I blinked?”
Some individuals on Twitter said they had to check whether it was a parody account. The BJP is trying its best to expand footprint in the state after it had made it debut in 2016; it is currently the third-largest party in the state after CPM and Congress.
Protests over the Sabarimala issue intensified after a five-judge Supreme Court bench allowed women of all ages to enter the temple. In view of the protests that followed, a large volume of security personnel was deployed near the Sabarimala shrine.