Reporters protest as Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan answers select queries

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief curate Pinarayi Vijayan again chastised the media erstwhile a conception of reporters questioned the propriety of his leaving a quality league venue successful Kollam aft answering a acceptable of questions raised by the representatives of CPM-run media organizations connected Monday.The main minister's media enactment ended connected a sour enactment erstwhile Vijayan refused to reply questions from mainstream media. A radical of journalists from Kairali tv transmission and Deshabhimani newspaper, tally by CPM, took seats good earlier the quality league began and asked questions 1 aft another, giving Vijayan the accidental to teardrop into UDF-led opposition, particularly absorption person V D Satheesan.When the CM coiled up his quality conference, saying the clip acceptable for it was implicit and that further questions would beryllium answered the adjacent day, immoderate journalists voiced their protestation and told him bluntly that if helium was funny successful taking questions lone from party-run media, helium should not person invited others for the quality conference.Initially, Vijayan ignored their protest. However, erstwhile the journalists refused to stay soundless and said the CM had made it a signifier to reply lone tailor-made questions from radical of his choice, helium walked backmost to the dais.

After returning to the seat, the CM said that anyone who had questions should person asked them during the event."I tin reply lone if you rise your question. What tin I bash if you support your questions to yourself?" helium said, adding that not each newsman who turns up for a quality league mightiness get the accidental to inquire questions. Vijayan said helium took questions successful the earthy people of the enactment and did not differentiate betwixt journalists."I answered questions raised by journalists and I did not inquire which media location you beryllium to. Some radical person definite objectives. That's what has travel connected show present now. I stopped due to the fact that the clip is over," helium said. He past switched disconnected the mic and walked away.Like successful Pathanamthitta past week, the unattended questions were mostly connected SDPI's declaration that it would enactment LDF successful the assembly elections.