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The Congress in Kerala has slammed the state government’s PRD for giving advertisements in leading English and Malayalam dailies about the alleged shortcomings during the Oommen Chandy administration.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph, party general secretary K C Venugopal and senior leader Ramesh Chennithala, among others, termed the advertisements as an attempt by the Left government to improve its image ahead of the assembly polls at the expense of taxpayers.
Venugopal, also the MP from Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, said that such a thing has never before happened in the state.
He said that when doctors, ASHA workers, etc,. seeking enhancement of their wages, the government says “no”.
“But, it spends crores of rupees on trying to regain its lost image. People will see through it. They (CPIM) attacked Oommen Chandy when he was alive and they are doing it even now, scared of his popularity among the public,” the Alappuzha MP told reporters.
KPCC chief Joseph expressed a similar view at a press conference held here during the day.
