KOTTAYAM
A thick security blanket enveloped Kottayam town in connection with the visit of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for the 56th Kerala Gazetted Officers Association conference and it disrupted normal life for three hours on Saturday.
While the function to be attended by the Chief Minister was scheduled to take place at 11 a.m., the police sealed all arterial and interior roads to Kottayam town about one-and-a-half hours prior to the event. Barricades were erected at Baselios College Junction, Collectorate Junction, Market, Erayilkadavu and other places along NH 183.