Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram Mayor leans on United Democratic Front government circular to grant 6 months leave to councillor R. Sugathan who is jailed under KAAPA
The Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation council voted to grant a six-month leave of absence to a BJP councillor currently jailed under the KAAPA act. The decision, supported by the Mayor, sparked protests from opposition parties who challenged the procedural legitimacy of the move.
Amid vociferous protests from the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF), a council meeting of the Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation on Friday (July 31, 2026) granted six months of leave to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor R. Sugathan, who was arrested under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA), and currently lodged at the high-security correctional facility at Viyyur Central Prison in Thrissur in Kerala.
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