K. Surendran, Anil Antony from Keralam named BJP national secretaries
A.P. Abdullakutty, who was a national vice-president, has been dropped from the list of national office-bearers announced on Monday
K. Surendran, a former BJP State president of Keralam, and Anil Antony, who joined the party in 2023 after leaving the Congress, have been appointed as two of the 16 new national secretaries under the leadership of Nitin Nabin, according to a statement released on Monday (August 17, 2026). However, A.P. Abdullakutty, who held the position of national vice-president, has been removed from the roster of national office-bearers.
Surendran, who relinquished his position as the State president in 2025, has been seeking a fitting organizational role since then. Antony, the former head of the Congress digital media cell in Keralam and son of the late Defence Minister A.K. Antony, had lost an election from the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency shortly after switching parties.
Despite the absence of leaders from Keralam among the 13 vice-presidents or eight new national general secretaries announced on Monday, other prominent individuals from the region had also been left out.
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