"Kerala Formula Failed": Union Minister Targets State Government As Covid Cases Surge

Minister of state for External Affairs V Muraleedharan alleged that the Kerala government has been using the pandemic for political gain.

Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Thursday slammed the Kerala government for failing to curb a rise in COVID-19 cases and said that the formula followed by it to tackle the coronavirus disease had failed. The minister of state for External Affairs alleged that the Kerala government has been using the pandemic for political gain. "The number of cases (in Kerala) has increased to such an extent that now it is more than half of the total tally of the country. The government did not follow scientific principles in the management of COVID. "It's a global pandemic, WHO and ICMR have issued guidelines. But the Kerala government has taken the stand that they follow their own principles and their own formula. Now it has come to light that their formula has failed. Government should follow scientific principles and formulas. Kerala Government has been using this pandemic for political gains" the minister said.