Kerala Chief Minister conspiring to hurt me

• Allegations by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

• Vehicles had hit Governor’s car

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan 

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) – Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of orchestrating an attack on him, alleging conspiracy for physical harm. The accusation came after activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the ruling CPI(M), allegedly attacked the Governor’s vehicle while he was inside.

#WATCH | Thiruvananthapuram: On SFI’s black flag protest against him, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan says, “Today the ‘gundas’ are trying to rule the roads of Thiruvananthapuram. When they came, I stopped my car and I got down (from my car). Why did they flee?… Because I do… pic.twitter.com/sk3BybaPqc

— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2023

 Khan, visibly angry, claimed that CM Vijayan conspired to send people to physically harm him. “Is it possible that if a CM programme is going on, cars with protesters will be allowed there ? Will they (Police) allow anybody to come near the CM’s car ? Here, the cars of the protesters were standing there and Police pushed them into their cars and they ran away.

“So, it is the CM, I am saying it clearly, who is conspiring and sending these people to hurt me physically. The ‘goondas’ have taken charge of the roads of Thiruvananthapuram,” news agency PTI said quoting Khan.

Editorial Perspective

If we look at the past and present of communists, the possibility of such incidents cannot be ruled out. Therefore, this allegation of the Governor should be investigated by the Central Investigation Agencies.