The Union minister also claimed the unemployment rate in Kerala has been more than twice the national average for the past several years.
Nirmala Sitharaman
Campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls in Kerala intensified on Thursday, 28 March, as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the Left-ruled state’s allegedly troubling financial situation, the numerous financial scandals in the state, and the purportedly high unemployment rate. Citing an RBI report, Sitharaman said that Kerala is among the top five financially distressed states in India.