Kerala forest minister K Raju on Thursday issued an apology for taking a trip to Germany while the state reeled under heavy floods.
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala forest minister K Raju on Thursday issued an apology for taking a trip to Germany while the state reeled under heavy floods. The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI) came under severe flak after Raju, a party lawmaker, left for his trip last week. [caption id=“attachment_5027861” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]![File image of Kerala forest minister K Raju. News 18.]()
File image of Kerala forest minister K Raju. News 18.[/caption] Speaking to a TV channel, the minister admitted that the timing of his trip was wrong. “I left for Germany on 16 August to attend a programme of the World Malayalee Council near Bonn. I returned in four days but by that time, the flood situation in the state was already out of control… The timing of the trip was ill-timed and wrong,” said Raju. The entire Opposition and a section of his party have demanded Raju’s sacking.
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