Kerala CM defends controversial helicopter trip, lunch amid floods, says ‘politicising meal is unfortunate’
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan defended his use of a helicopter and a lunch meeting during the state's flood crisis, dismissing criticism as politically motivated. He argued that his travel was for official investment meetings and that his administration has been actively managing the disaster response.
Responding to the controversy over his helicopter trip to Kochi and a lunch at the residence of a Muslim Youth League leader in Ponnani even as the State faced floods, Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Monday (August 3, 2026) said it was “unfortunate and heinous to politicise a meal” he had during the crisis.
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