Chidambaram slams Muraleedharan for 'Covidiot' remark against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Chennai, Apr 16: Hitting out at Union Minister V Muraleedharan's 'Covidiot' barb at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday called it 'shocking' and asked if there was nobody in the BJP leadership to reprimand the minister.
Such language was "unacceptable," the former Union Minister said in a tweet. "Central minister Mr V Muraleedharan is reported to have described CM, Kerala as a "Covidiot". Shocking."
"Is there no one in the BJP's leadership who will reprimand the minister for using unacceptable language?" he asked.
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The Kerala BJP unit had on Thursday accused Vijayan of violating the COVID-19 protocol, alleging he hid from the public the fact that he was a primary contact of his virus infected daughter and carried out a massive roadshow two days ahead of the April 6 state Assembly polls.
"Kerala CM @VijayanPinarayi is a #COVIDIOT.There is no better word to describe a Chief Minister who continuously violates #COVID Protocols," Muraleedharan had tweeted.
The allegations came a day after the chief minister, who had tested positive for COVID-19, was discharged from the government medical college.