Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has reacted to the controversies over using the term captain to address him. He stated that there is no need to get confused on calling him “captain”. He added that some people used to address him as Captain according to their personal choice. He was addressing the media here on Saturday.
“People used to address me in various ways as per their personal interest. The opposition is not going to make any impact by creating controversy over the captain term usage,” he added.
The other day CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan stated that the party considers the Chief Minister as a comrade not as a captain. He issued the statement while attending meet-the-press programme at Kannur press club.
“Maybe some people address the CM as captain. But neither the party nor any party publications address him so,” asserted Kodiyeri.
Meanwhile, CPM leader P Jayarajan responded to the controversy stated that the party was the captain and that there was no point in the UDF and a few media getting upset over the public support for the chief minister.
Many are distressed over the increasing popularity of LDF. The main agenda of the LDF is public welfare. As we do good for people, they will like and admire us. Some will express their love by keeping photos, some others by writing songs and others by wearing tattoos. But communists will not be flattered by individual worship, he added.
Earlier, a song had surfaced praising Jayarajan and that had led to controversy. The CPM leadership had intervened and warned Jayarajan then.
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