The accident occurred while Muraleedharan was performing the Thulabharam. Thiruvananthapuram: Former union minister and Kazhakootam MLA V Muraleedharan suffered a bruise to his right leg after a weighing scale collapsed during a Thulabharam ritual at the Pournamikkavu Temple in Venganoor on Wednesday night. Rope snaps during ThulabharamThe accident occurred at around 8.30 pm while BJP MLA was performing the Thulabharam before the temple's presiding deity. The rope supporting the weighing scale snapped during the ritual. Muraleedharan was offering kappa pazham (red banana, also known as chenkadali) as part of the ritual when the scale gave way, striking his right leg and causing a severe bruise.