Two children from a family affected by the Chooral Mala landslide were hospitalized due to food poisoning after consuming soybean meal distributed by the Meppadi grama panchayat authorities. The food kits were found to be infested with worms, leading to protests and demands for accountability. Activists from the Communist Party of India (Marxists) staged a…
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has ordered a vigilance probe after reports emerged of worm-infested food kits being distributed to landslide-affected families in Wayanad’s Meppadi panchayat. Protests erupted in response to the poor quality of the food items, with accusations of negligence against the panchayat. The Chief Minister has directed the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption bureau…
A political controversy has erupted in Wayanad ahead of the Lok Sabha byelections after around 30 food kits carrying pictures of Congress leaders were seized by the Election Commission’s flying squad and the police. The kits, containing essential items, were seized from a flour mill near a local Congress leader’s residence. The ruling Left in…