He was speaking after inaugurating a people’s convention organised by the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad here on Sunday. “Kerala has taken a stand at variance with the economic policies dictated by globalisation, even when the whole country is falling prey to them. Hence, there are chances of the Union government trying to squeeze it by not providing the usual share of funds and food grains. If there is a cut on the share of food grains, it will have serious consequences. He said neo-liberal policies were causing unprecedented damage to small-scale production systems.

Source: The Hindu January 15, 2017 14:56 UTC