Kerala Police on Alert After Youth Congress Places Wreath at Health Minister’s Residence

Overview

• Youth Congress workers entered Health Minister Veena George’s official residence in Thiruvananthapuram and placed a wreath before staging a dharna, with police saying only three guards were present at the time.
• The protest traces back to a 2021 surgical lapse at the Alappuzha government medical college where an artery forceps was found in a patient after surgery.
• The CPI(M) State Secretariat accused the Opposition of trying to instigate riots and said protesters crossed limits, claiming the gate was broken and a police vehicle damaged, while defending the LDF’s health-sector record.
• Leader of Opposition V. D. Satheesan denied instructing the wreath action, described it as symbolic, and said his Puthuyuga Yathra would proceed as planned.
• The Kerala Police Special Branch issued an alert for possible CPI(M), DYFI and SFI protests against Satheesan along his route and at his offices and residences, directing preventive security measures and heightened vigilance.