CPIM Kerala's Fourth Anniversary Bonanza: Kerala Develops Amnesia For CM Pinarayi Vijayan's Scandals

On the fourth anniversary of the second Pinarayi ministry, the talk is more about development than scandals. Even the Opposition UDF was silent about the various allegations that directly implicated the CM. Pinarayi managed to brush aside the charges not by running away from them but by taking them on. Though his answers were weak and unconvincing, Pinarayi made it a point to respond to any corruption-related posers. Not with anger but with calm bluntness. Once uncomfortable questions were answered, it became difficult for the Opposition and the media to pose the same questions again and again. This way, Pinarayi has managed to virtually silence criticism.