Pinarayi takes dig at Foreign Minister’s Kerala tour, Jaishankar hits again

By PTI

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday hit again at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the Marxist veteran’s dig at him for his three-day go to to the southern state, saying that “people should not be so insecure.”

Hours after Vijayan criticised that the External Affairs Minister’s Kerala go to was with a watch on the Lok Sabha polls to be held in 2024, Jaishankar responded by saying that he undertook a tour to the southern state to get a superb understanding on what is occurring on the bottom.

“If getting a good understanding on what is happening on the ground is politically motivated, then I think my political motivation and his may be different”, Jaishankar stated responding to a question in a meet-the-press programme organised by the press membership and journalists’ union right here.

Earlier within the day, whereas talking at a programme, Vijayan specifically talked about in regards to the External Affairs Minister’s latest inspection of the Kazhakuttom flyover on the National Highway-66 right here, which is beneath development, and stated the “chethovikaram” (could be loosely translated as ‘true intention’) behind the go to was comprehensible.

“When it is said that a minister who is entrusted to have a look at world affairs went to inspect the flyover at Kazhakuttom, the people of the state can understand the real intention behind it. We should realise that it was not just to have a look at the flyover,” Vijayan stated.

After 10-18 months, elections can be held throughout the nation and it was heard that the duty to make sure the victory of the BJP candidate on this Lok Sabha seat was entrusted to Jaishankar, the CM stated with a smile.

Asked in regards to the CM’s remark that his go to was a politically motivated one, Jaishankar stated “People should not be so insecure”.

The Union Minister stated in a democracy everyone has a proper to do politics and his engagements have been additionally dedicated to monitoring, to assessing and to studying from varied initiatives Prime Minister Narendra Modi has undertaken for the betterment of the nation.

“Maybe you can read politics if some colony is connected with water. Maybe you can read politics because somebody’s house is being made or electricity is being given or during COVID we provided food and resources to the people. We call it development, if other people want to call it politics, that is their privilege,” stated Jaishankar who was on a three-day go to to the southern state since Sunday.