THIRUVANANTHAPURAM The Chief Secretary and the Law Secretary have been tasked with taking forward the talks with the warring Orthodox and Jacobite factions of the Malankara Church, the State government said on Wednesday.
The decision was taken at a meeting held here between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and representatives of the two factions as part of the efforts to end the hostilities between the two factions.
Discussions aimed at a consensus will continue, Mr. Vijayan's office said after the meeting. The Chief Minister asked the two factions to refrain from filing fresh cases in the meantime and they have agreed to it, the government said. They have also been asked not to attempt to put pressure using existing litigations.
