Muslim League distances from Salam’s remarks against Pinarayi Vijayan

MALAPPURAM: The Muslim League distanced itself from state general secretary of the Muslim League, P M A Salam’s remarks against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Muslim League chief Panakkad Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal said no one should be personally insulted.

‘The opposition can pinpoint the government's lapses; can criticize politically. However, it should not stoop to the level of personal insult. It is not the policy of the party. Everyone should be careful in such matters,' he responded. Speaking at a Muslim League conference in Malappuram’s Vazhakkad panchayat, Salam criticized Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for signing the PM Shri agreement. The chief minister should either be a man or a woman. He said that we have a chief minister who is not both.

The CPM district secretariat stepped forward in response to the controversial remarks. PMA Salam's remarks are despicable and do not follow political etiquette. Personal insults are being made as there is no opportunity for political criticism. The CPM district secretariat also clarified that it is an illusion to paralyze them in such a way. Meanwhile, PMA Salam's earlier remark that men and women are not equal had also sparked a controversy.