Kollam: In a fresh tussle between the Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Vijayan has criticized Khan's surprise visit to Kozhikkode's SM Street and accused him of violating the government protocol. “While holding such a responsible position Governor is bound to keep the decorum. His act of visiting SM street without informing the authorities or police is not a good practice or model,” CM Vijayan said.
The Kerala Chief Minister said that by his surprise visit, Arif Mohammed Khan “proves to the entire country that Kerala is safe and the law and order situation is stable here”. “There is not much places in the country other than Kerala where one governor can walk without any notice," claimed the chief minister.
Vijayan also justified the protest against the governor by the student activists. "Those who protested against the Governor were not Goondas or criminals but our future probables. They were questioning the wrongdoings of the governor in the higher education field. This is the peculiarity of Kerala and the strength of democracy. We don't know what was there in the Governor's mind .That he only can reveal," the Chief Minister said while referring to Khan's remarks about Kannur.