Mullappally Ramachandran, KPCC president courted controversy saying Kerala health minister KK Shailaja was not interested in saving lives
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He said the minister was trying to earn the name of ‘Covid Rani’ like the earlier title of ‘Nipah Rajkumari’
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He was referring to the Nipah outbreak which was localised and contained effectively in 2018.
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The real credit for preventing Nipah goes to the health workers including doctors who rendered sincere efforts, he added.
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The remarks have invited criticism from various quarters, with Left leaders demanding an apology from the Congress leader
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Many took to social media to slam the state Congress chief, calling out his speech as “misogynistic”
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Kerala was the first state to report a COVID-19 case in the country in January
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