‘Dash Mon’ is for them to fill in; Satheesan’s exile will be decided after votes are counted, says CM

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said people can fill the ‘Dash-Mon’ remark made against Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on their own. He said the remaining things would be revealed after the votes are counted. Pinarayi also reminded that Reddy is the only chief minister in India to have been arrested on corruption charges. He added that more things would be disclosed after the election results.

He was speaking to the media after casting his vote at R C Amala Basic UP School in Kannur. When asked whether opposition leader V D Satheesan would go into political exile, he replied briefly that everything would be said after the votes are counted.

Meantime, polling is progressing across the state. A voter turnout of around 20% has been recorded in Kerala so far. Long queues of voters are seen at polling booths. The district-wise polling percentages are as follows: Thiruvananthapuram 15.38%, Kollam 15.77%, Pathanamthitta 16.49%, Alappuzha 14.71%, Kottayam 15.6%, Idukki 15.3%, Ernakulam 14.7%, Thrissur 14.8%, Palakkad 15.6%, Malappuram 15.1%, Kozhikode 15.74%, Wayanad 15.2%, Kannur 14.3%, and Kasaragod 14.1%.