THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Minister E P Jayarajan has shared some lesser known facts about Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He has disclosed the story of how the chief minister once taught him swimming.

He mentioned this while he was recounting his good old days of his friendship with the chief minister.

He narrated how Pinarayi taught him swimming, giving him his accreditation of good athletic trainer. “During my study time, I trained for swimming under Pinarayi. He is also an expert swimmer. I had a good relationship with his mother and brother. Vijayan is strong and brave. On the other hand, he also cracks jokes in an interesting manner,” Jayarajan says.

Jayarajan also goes on to say that he had heard Pinarayi singing. “When I came to Thiruvananthapuram after becoming an MLA, we used to go for movies. In some evenings, he used to ask me, how about going for a film? We need not worry about money. By the time we reach the theatre, he would have taken tickets,” he says.

The minister also recalls the days when he used to stay back in Pinarayi Vijayan’s house. “Some days in the morning, I may not be having a shirt to wear. At that time, he would lend me his shirt and I would go out wearing that…” he adds.