The Left Democratic Front (LDF) legislators on Monday lambasted Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in strong terms for his alleged disrespect to the Kerala Legislative Assembly by wrapping up his policy address in less than two minutes, and staging an impromptu sit-in at a teashop at Nilamel in Kollam following a protest by the Students Federation of India (SFI).
The MLAs, while taking part in the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s address in the Assembly, minced no words in flaying the Governor.
K.K. Shailaja of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] likened the episode at Nilamel to the performance of the popular character Keeleri Achu donned by the late comedian Mamukkoya in the 1991 comedy Kankettu. “The Governor’s performance brought the image of the accidental rowdy character, which is a popular meme character on social media, to my mind,” she said, stopping short of naming the character.
