Mr Sreedharan also slammed other political parties for what he called “blind opposition” and showing India in a bad light.
The legendary “Metro Man” of India, E Sreedharan, is set to join the BJP months ahead of polls in Kerala.
During the saffron party’s Vijay Yatra in Kerala from Sunday, Mr Sreedharan is likely to join the party and may also contest the Kerala election. However, there are questions over the restrictions in BJP to not contest elections after turning 75, which were previously applied to veterans like LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi.
Mr Sreedharan told NDTV from his hometown Malappuram: “I have decided to join the BJP, just official formalities remain.”
Explaining the reason why he chose the BJP, he said: “I have been living in Kerala for the last 10 years, since my retirement. I have seen different governments and they are not doing what can be done for the people. I am joining the BJP to be able to do my part, using my experience.”
Mr Sreedharan also slammed other political parties for what he called “blind opposition” and showing India in a bad light. “Political parties with vested interests are projecting India in a very bad light nationally and opposing just for the sake of opposing. Parties like the Congress are creating a bad image for India”.
When asked about the controversial “love jihad” theory coined by the BJP to target relationships between Muslim men and Hindu women and the Sabarimala tradition of barring women between 10 and 50 years, Mr Sreedharan said ,”I believe in the party. This is the reason why I have joined the party. BJP’s stand is correct.”
Mr Sreedharan said he was open to contesting the election if the party wanted.
Mr Sreedharan, when asked about his decision to join politics after a long and successful stint steering some of the country’s biggest metro and railway projects, said: “I want to use my time and experience in making a difference.”
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