Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan casts Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the centre of a government-sponsored plot to endanger him

The Kerala Raj Bhavan posted on X (formerly Twitter): “Union Home Ministry has informed Kerala Raj Bhavan that Z+ Security cover of CRPF is being extended to Hon’ble Governor and Kerala Raj Bhavan.”

Mr Khan chided law enforcers at the scene for allegedly conspiring with the students and “abetting their attempt to ambush” his vehicle. He accused Mr. Vijayan of reining in the police to abet the “attackers”.

Mr. Khan also accused Mr. Vijayan of chairing an intrigue to provoke the Governor to take “drastic action” to give political cover to an allegedly moribund government reeling under a crippling financial crisis.