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Vijayan accuses UDF govt of suppressing criticism over CPI(M) leader’s social media posts
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 17 (PTI) CPI(M) veteran and Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday criticised the UDF government over a police case reportedly registered against party leader K S Arun Kumar in connection with social media posts about Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala’s recent US visit.
In a Facebook post, Vijayan alleged that the Congress-led government was adopting an “authoritarian approach” by trying to deal with democratic criticism and questions through the use of power.
The former Chief Minister alleged the case was registered against Arun Kumar for raising “relevant questions” on social media in the context of Chennithala’s foreign trip and claimed that the action reflected the government’s intolerance towards criticism.
