BJP minister makes U-turn, says 'Metro-man' E Sreedharan's name not confirmed for Kerala CM India Updated: Thursday, March 4, 2021, 23:55 [IST] Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 04: After tweeting 'Metroman' E Sreedharan, who recently joined the BJP, will be its chief ministerial candidate for the Kerala assembly elections on April 6, Union Minister V Muraleedharan clarified on Thursday that the party has not made any such announcement. ''What I wanted to tell was that through media reports I learnt that the party has made this announcement. Later, I cross-checked with the party chief who said that he has not made any such announcement,'' V Muraleedharan said on his statement on E Sreedharan.