In a Facebook post, he said he did not say anything against the Right To Information (RTI) Act, but only reminded those who seek information under the law that they should be able to differentiate between information which can be disclosed and which cannot be made public.
"There will be no move from the part of the Left Democratic Front government to dilute the RTI Act. Any interpretation against this is baseless," he said.
Vijayan's statement was criticised not only by opposition parties, but also by CPI, a key ruling LDF ally.
CPI state Secretary Kanam Rajendran had reacted that LDF had the responsibility to protect the RTI and any decision taken against the interest of the Act cannot be acceptable.
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In an apparent response to Rajendran, Vijayan said "attempt to disgrace this government by equating it with its predecessor, which denied information on corruption even if it was sought under the RTI Act, is against the interests of the Left's democratic values."
"There will be many who try to create misunderstandings about the stand regarding RTI. But, what will happen if those, who are responsible to make them understand the truth, take a different stand?" he said in an apparent poser to ally CPI.
The Chief Minister clarified that what he said in his last week's speech was that the government would take necessary steps to strengthen the Information Commission.