As the State grapples with instances of human-animal conflicts, the fortified seat of power in the State capital too has come under the clutches of the unfolding crisis, albeit in a different manner.
Having prevented several protesters from entering the heavily guarded premises over the years, Cliff House, the official residence of the Chief Minister, has been struggling to thwart gate crashers of a different kind – civet cats.
The common palm civet (or the Asian palm civet) has been giving sleepless nights to none other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
