The protracted Kerala government-Raj Bhavan stand-off over university Senate nominations and gubernatorial delay in signing Bills passed by the legislature into law came to a head on Thursday with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to ensure Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan discharged his constitutional duties and conducted himself within the bounds of his high office.
The Government’s uncustomary letter to Mr. Modi capped a season of bitter disagreement between Mr. Khan and Mr. Vijayan that often devolved into public wars of words and tit-for-tat accusations bordering on the personal.
An official said the letter, which remained confidential between the PM and CM, purportedly reflected Mr. Vijayan’s public position on the Government-Raj Bhavan dispute.
