When Chennithala's attention was drawn to reported remarks by CPI leader Rajaji Mathew Thomas, comparing Vijayan with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the treatment meted out to media, he said, "You missed another name... Kim Jong-Un."
Vijayan had recently lavished praise on the North Korea's leader for putting up a "tough" resistance against the "imperialist" America, better than the Communist-ruled China.
Union minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh had yesterday likened Vijayan to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un saying they "looked, acted and behaved" similarly.
He alleged that the chief minister and members in his Cabinet were ignoring their office works and only paying attention to party conferences in the state.
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"There is no government in Kerala. The chief minister is misguided by his advisors. Ministers are not there in the secretariat. The chief minister is in the role of party secretary now. No file movements. Kerala administration is in a complete standstill," the senior Congress leader charged.
"This is a fascist act... The Congress has disowned the comments made by Balram against the Communist leader. At the same time, we will not agree with the CPI(M)'s move to prevent the MLA's freedom of expression and freedom for movement," the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly said.
Balram, representing Tritala constituency in the state Assembly, had commented on the love affair and subsequent marriage of Gopalan with Susheela, who was years younger to him, on Facebook last week.