Kerala: What We Are Seeing Is Politics Based on Civic Engagement, Not Authoritarianism
The CPM state secretariat collectively decided its ministerial list, vetted their portfolios and deputed senior leaders as PAs to the new team. Could things be any more different from Modi and the BJP?
Former Kerala health minister KK Shailaja Teacher and Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. Photos: Official Twitter
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There was much disquiet among liberals when Keralaâs chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, decided to drop health minister K.K. Shailaja from his new cabinet. The way she tackled challenges like Nipah and COVID-19 had earned her international acclaim. Then we had the more shocking report: the CM has included his own son-in-law as minister.Â