Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking the Central Government reconsider its decision to privatise the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Earlier, all parties, except BJP, opposed the privatisation of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in an all-party meeting called by Vijayam. All parties have decided to continue the legal actions and move together against privatisation of international airport, Kerala Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said. The overwhelming view of the meeting was that Trivandrum International Airport's management and operation need to vest with the State Government. He said, "In their representation that followed thereafter on 21.11.2018, GoK requested that Thiruvananthapuram International Airport be delinked from the PPP process.

Source: dna August 20, 2020 18:00 UTC