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She has not been on good terms with the leadership after being denied the mayor's post in the City Corporation. The ex-DGP who was BJP's Sasthamangalam councillor informed her decision through the ward's WhatsApp groups. Sreelekha said she had handed over her resignation to Mayor VV Rajesh citing personal reasons on…","published":"2026-10-03T07:54:35Z","seen":"2026-10-03T08:25:38Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-newindianexpress-com-a91505","name":"newindianexpress.com","domain":"newindianexpress.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1955025","name":"The New Indian Express","type":"newspaper","country":"IN","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-newindianexpress-com-a91505","topics":["kerala"],"entities":[{"id":"Q919631","name":"British Journal of Pharmacology","type":"org"},{"id":"Q7785507","name":"Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation","type":"org"}],"image":"https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-03-05/u12q9boc/Sreelekha.jpg?w=280","mentions":2,"story":"st_v24taf67f4xkrfihmbza","category":"politics","category_p":0.7699999809265137,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.20999999344348907,"political":0.8199999928474426},{"id":"n_i7xex64a6su4yjl5oxuq","seq":1608533,"kind":"article","title":"BJP leader and ex-DGP R Sreelekha resigns as Corpn councillor; BJP stares at crisis in Thiruvananthapuram","url":"https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2026/Oct/03/bjp-leader-and-ex-dgp-r-sreelekha-resigns-as-corpn-councillor-bjp-stares-at-crisis-in-thiruvananthapuram","summary":"THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major setback for the BJP in the state, senior leader R Sreelekha has quit as party councillor in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation, after prolonged differences with the party leadership. The BJP administration, which had scripted history by dismantling 45 years of LDF monopoly in the city corporation, has now been pushed to the brink of crisis following the sudden resignation. The former DGP had been BJP’s prize catch and was introduced into the…","published":"2026-10-03T07:54:35Z","seen":"2026-10-04T02:45:13Z","lang":"en","country":"IN","source":{"id":"kite-newindianexpress-com-a91505","name":"newindianexpress.com","domain":"newindianexpress.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1955025","name":"The New Indian Express","type":"newspaper","country":"IN","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-newindianexpress-com-a91505","topics":["kerala","thiruvananthapuram"],"entities":[{"id":"Q919631","name":"British Journal of Pharmacology","type":"org"},{"id":"Q167715","name":"Thiruvananthapuram","type":"place"}],"image":"https://cf-images.assettype.com/newindianexpress/2026-10-04/v8gw53s0/C_32_1_CH0349_7663029.jpg?w=280","mentions":2,"story":"st_v24taf67f4xkrfihmbza","category":"politics","category_p":0.8799999952316284,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6000000238418579,"political":0.949999988079071}]}