Guv-CM letter war continues, Pinarayi says maligning state

CHIEF Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has given a strongly-worded reply to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's letter seeking clarity on his remarks on the alleged "anti-national activities" in the state. The governor and the chief minister have been engaged in a bitter war of words following the latter's alleged remarks on gold smuggling and its proceeds being used for unlawful activities.

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In his letter, the chief minister said he has not made any mention about any "anti-national activities" happening in the state, either in his interview to a national daily or at a press briefing.

"Such misconceived versions, bereft of any authenticity, repeatedly being made in public, in one form or another, is a part of a sustained vilification campaign to malign the state and its residents," the chief minister wrote.