Media reports on Pooram probe concocted: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

THRISSUR: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday alleged that the right-wing media were propagating various things about the probe report on Thrissur Pooram as per their whims and fancies.
Speaking at the Azhikodan Raghavan remembrance meeting in Thrissur, the CM said the media was propagating different concocted information on the report without actually seeing it.
"I will be getting the report only tomorrow (Sept 24). The media reported that the report is already with the DGP. Where did the media get the report from? What damage the media would have done, if the information they are circulating now about the report is wrong. The report is expected to come out within a day or two but even before that the media were trying to create an impression that some monstrous wrong is being committed in the name of the probe?," Vijayan said.
He, however, conceded that there were some deliberate attempts to sabotage Thrissur Pooram this year.
Reiterating his criticisms against the media on the reporting of the memorandum on Wayanad relief package, Vijayan said it is high time that the media corrected such negative reporting. "It is something they should undertake on their own," he said.
He said the state had not yet received the central assistance for the rehabilitation programmes in Wayanad, though the state was hopeful that the Centre would give the necessary support. But we have seen some other states which were affected by disasters later receiving support. Have you seen any media criticising such an approach of the Centre?, Vijayan asked.
He also criticised the media for celebrating 'some people' in the last couple of days. "They will soon realise that such attempts cannot last long," the CM said.
Vijayan said the LDF govt would go ahead with the programmes required for the development of the state, even if some vested interests are opposing such programmes.
He said the CPM is not a party which can be cowed down by wrong campaigns. "CPM will not get washed away just because of a setback in one election," he added.