Overview
- CPI(M) MLA V. K. Prasanth said BJP councillor and retired DGP R. Sreelekha phoned him asking that he vacate his office in the Sasthamangalam Corporation building.
- He said the space was officially allotted on rent and remains valid through March 31, 2026, and he has applied to extend it until the Assembly term ends in May.
- Prasanth maintained that only the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Secretary can initiate eviction, rejecting a direct demand from a councillor.
- Coverage noted the two later met and shook hands, and no eviction notice, legal filing, or administrative order has been reported.
- The BJP now controls 50 of 101 divisions in the civic body; the Mayor described the approach as cordial, while Left ministers criticized it as improper.