Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday condemned the Maharashtra Minister's comment labelling the state as a 'mini-Pakistan'.
In a message, the Chief Minister said "The derogatory remark by Maharashtra Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitesh Narayan Rane, labelling Kerala as ‘mini-Pakistan’, is deeply malicious & utterly condemnable."
"Such rhetoric reflects the hate campaigns orchestrated by the Sangh Parivar against Kerala, a bastion of secularism & communal harmony," he said.