Jacob Thomas ridicules Pinarayi govt for diverting relief funds, pens sarcastic post on FB

Thiruvananthapuram: The ongoing chopper conundrum involving Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan is the topic of DGP Jacob Thomas' latest Facebook post.

The officer, suspended earlier for his criticism of the government's response to Cyclone Ockhi disaster, minced no words to ridicule the government in the wake of the controversy about diverting disaster relief funds.

Price of life – 25 lakhs

Lowly lives – 5 lakhs

Elderly parents who lost their sons – 5 lakhs

Hapless women – 5 lakhs

Medical assistance – 3 lakhs

Families still waiting for aid – 210

Bills to be settled for chopper service – 8 lakhs

More packages welcome!

- wrote the DGP in his Facebook post titled Lesson 4 – Maths of the funds