Govindan also refuted the Congress allegation that the CM's absence was a deliberate strategy to avoid campaigning against the BJP.
File photo of Pinarayi Vijayan. (X)
CPI(M) in Kerala on Wednesday, 8 May, said that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan embarked on his overseas trip at his own expense after getting requisite permissions from the party and the central government. CPI(M) state secretary MV Govindan refuted the Congress allegation that the CM’s absence was a deliberate strategy to avoid campaigning against the BJP.