Twenty20 closed down its food security market at Kizhakkambalam in Ernakulam district of Kerala on April 12 (Friday) after the district election officer issued an order directing it to suspend all subsidies immediately till the end of 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
While the order permitted the market to function, a decision was taken to close it down as the operators found no point in functioning since the 50% subsidy for essential commodities was its highlight.
Sabu M. Jacob, chief coordinator of the Kitex Group-backed political outfit Twenty20, blamed it on the CPI(M) and sarcastically dubbed it as “Vishu kaineettam” from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that amounted to “cruelty towards the people of Kunnathunadu.”
