Pinarayi Vijayan accuses Kerala CM of insulting coastal community through ‘callous’ remarks about their plight
Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan has criticized Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan for his insensitive remarks regarding missing fishermen. Vijayan accused the government of failing to provide adequate disaster support and attempting to politicize the tragedy.
Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday (August 12, 2026) stated that Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan’s “callous” declaration that “it was not the first time fishers went missing at sea” added insult to the coastal community “injured by the lack of government support” during the rainstorms that wreaked havoc across the State recently.
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