#JUSTIN: Father of Hadiya, a Kerala woman who converted to Islam, joins BJP

The father of Hadiya, a 26-year-old Kerala woman who converted to Islam and married a Muslim man against her parents’ wishes, has joined the BJP and pledged his support for the party’s ongoing stir against the Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala temple.

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s general secretary B Gopalakrishnan gave KM Ashokan, an ex-serviceman, the membership of the party on Monday.