Kerala BJP leader V Muraleedharan has reacted to his video with espionage accused vlogger Jyoti Malhotra aboard the Vande Bharat Express, saying that his name is "being dragged". He said, "Many people took my response during...inaugural run of Vande Bharat. This vlogger was one among them." Notably, the Kerala government is facing criticism over inviting Jyoti to promote state's tourism.