At a time when the state's healthcare system is facing intense criticism, a recent statement by Saji Cherian, Kerala's Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs, has put the state Health Department and the ruling LDF government in a tight spot.
Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan on Saturday demanded the resignation of film director Ranjith from his position as chairman, Kerala State Chalachitra Academy in the wake of allegations of misbehaviour made against him by Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra.
KPCC president K Sudhakaran said that his party would observe January 4 as a black day.
It was on Friday at the CPI-M state secretariat meeting that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was asked for the date of swearing in of Cherian.
Saji Cherian, a former minister in Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet, had courted controversy when he made several remarks against the Constitution at a party meeting in Pathanamthitta in July this year.
