The slugfest over the government’s COVID-19 containment strategy targeting Health Minister K.K. The latest in the series was the caustic observations of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president Mullappally Ramachandran against the Health Minister. CM defends ShylajaWith Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan himself taking the lead to mount a spirited defence of Ms. Shylaja, the Opposition had been put on the mat yet again. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has already flagged the issue and asked the leadership of the IUML to come clear on the issue. The squabbles in the Kerala Congress (M) are also set to impact the UDF and could, by extension, lead to rumblings within the LDF too.

Source: The Hindu June 21, 2020 17:55 UTC