Kerala Governor Targets CM Again, Says ‘Vijayan Hiring Goons To Attack Me’

The rift between the Kerala Governor and state government escalated on Friday after Arif Mohammed Khan once again launched an attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, saying that the ‘Kerala CM hired goons to attack him’. Further stating that he does not want to clarify things with Chief Minister Vijayan, Khan said, “I don’t want to reply to anything he says.”

Notably, the Kerala Governor’s response came after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Draupadi Murmu stating that the Governor was not fulfilling his constitutional duties in the state.

“He (Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan) is hiring goons to attack my car. Who were they? They were sent by him or by somebody else. With such a person, I don’t want to have any conversation. I don’t want to reply to anything he says,” the Governor said, adding, “The man who organises an attack on the Governor does not deserve any response from me.”

Khan has earlier as well accused the Chief Minister of “conspiring” to hurt him physically. The Governor levelled allegations against Vijayan after his vehicle was allegedly attacked by SFI members while he was on his way to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to leave for Delhi.

SFI Workers Showed Black Flags To Governor’s Convoy

Meanwhile, the Students Federation of India (SFI) workers on Thursday showed black flags to Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s convoy in Thiruvananthapuram. However, the workers were detained by the state police.

Kerala CM writes to PM, President

Pointing towards the ongoing clashes between him and Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu alleging that the Governor is not fulfilling his constitutional duties is constantly violating protocol.

Slamming Khan for his criticism of Kerala government, Vijayan said that the Governor has shifted to making personal attacks and has been blurting out whatever comes to his mind. “His behaviour violates a certain etiquette to be followed by a Governor. The Centre should examine this,” he said in the letter.