Higher Education Minister R. Bindu has come under fire for her comments justifying the Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank amid the outrage over the death of a woman, who was allegedly refused money for treatment from her deposit.
Addressing mediapersons at the Thrissur Press Club on Thursday, the Minister claimed that the bank had given money for the treatment of Philomina, 70, wife of Devassy of Mapranam, who died on Wednesday following infection in brain.
The Minister also criticised the protest carrying the body of the woman in front of the bank and said, “It was disrespectful to the body of the woman and the protest was politically motivated”.
