"Unwanted": Pinarayi Vijayan Rejects Criticism Against Kerala's Covid Management

In an article, Pinarayi Vijayan said a section of the society is making deliberate attempts to create confusion among people by criticising the state's disease management strategies.

At a time when Kerala is facing flak for its allegedly failing to manage the Covid situation amid high test positivity rates and increased daily cases, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has rejected the criticism, calling it "unwanted" and suspected it as an attempt to undermine people's support in the state's fight against the pandemic. In an article published in the latest edition of the weekly "Chintha", one of the mouthpiece publications of the ruling CPI(M) in the state, Mr Vijayan said a section of the society is making deliberate attempts to create confusion among people by criticising the state's disease management strategies. These moves were to trigger public sentiments against the government and create a situation in which where people view the fight against the virus lightly, he alleged. The Chief Minister's statement assumes significance as the opposition Congress-led UDF and BJP are urging him to end his silence as the daily Covid cases have crossed the 30,000-mark this week.