In a significant development on Sunday, Kerala Health Minister K Muraleedharan clarified the government's stance on the distribution of food packets (pothichoru) in hospitals, effectively softening his earlier directive that had sparked a major controversy.
Kerala Health Minister K Muraleedharan on Sunday reiterated his opposition to the distribution of free food (pothichoru) by political organisations inside government hospitals, asserting that the government will not allow such political activities under any circumstances.
Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan on Saturday dismissed claims of a Nipah virus outbreak, stating that there is no spread of the virus in the state. He also accused the Opposition of using the situation as a political weapon.
Congress leadership is expected to finalise Kerala’s next Chief Minister after observers submit their report to Delhi following the UDF’s sweeping Assembly election victory.
Speaking to the media in Alappuzha, Satheesan said CPM leaders, including the Chief Minister, are spreading falsehoods and unleashing widespread violence in the state.
Speaking to mediapersons here, Muraleedharan said ordinary people are now afraid to seek treatment at government hospitals, claiming that public confidence in the health system has eroded.
Muraleedharan said that the high command will take the final decision on Tharoor’s future in the Congress party
Amid rising tensions within the Congress party, senior leader and former Union Minister K. Muraleedharan on Sunday declared that Shashi Tharoor would no longer be invited to any party programme in Thiruvananthapuram unless he alters his stance on key national security issues.
