Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday broke his silence on the Kitex controversy after leading industrialist Sabu Jacob, who heads Kitex, visited Telangana to discuss with the government there on moving his proposed investment to the state after getting a raw deal in Kerala.
Vijayan said all that is now being heard in the state about the industrial scenario was something that was heard often here in earlier years and but such a situation no longer exists."This issue being raised now against Kerala is nothing but an attempt to shame our state and should be seen as something done with intent," said Vijayan.
Vijayan did not say a word about Kitex or name Jacob, instead, he touched upon the rankings that the Niti Aayog had come out recently which ranked Kerala as the first in the country when it comes to investment-friendly destinations."Another report from Niti Aayog rates Kerala second in ranking when it came to the business climate and presence of human resources and fourth in the investment climate.