Retired DGP R. Sreelekha quits as councillor in BJP-led Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

Retired DGP R. Sreelekha has resigned as a councillor in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in Keralam, officials said on Saturday (October 3, 2026).

Mayor V.V. Rajesh told reporters that he had received her resignation letter, in which she cited personal inconveniences, and that discussions on the matter were under way.

Ms. Sreelekha, who won from the Sasthamangalam ward on a BJP ticket, tendered her resignation on September 30 and will submit a copy to the District Collector on October 5, party sources said.

There were reports that she was dissatisfied at not being made Mayor, despite being projected as the party’s candidate for the post during last year’s local body elections.