Distribution of ‘Vishukkaineetam’ by cine star and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suresh Gopi in Thrissur district has stirred up an hornets’ nest.
The actor-turned-politician had been in the district for the last four days attending programmes organised in connection with Vishu. The BJP organised a mass programme at the Koustubham auditorium here, where Mr. Gopi distributed Vishukkaineetam to all BJP booth presidents in the district. A large number of people, from children to elderly people, thronged the auditorium to receive it. He toured all the 26 mandalams in the district distributing ‘kaineetam.’
A video in which the actor sitting in a car and distributing ‘kaineetam’ to women on the road went viral on social media. Many criticised the video as women were seen touching his feet. However, many argued that it was the custom of receiving Vishukaineetam.
