THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government will take legal action against the media in connection with the fire in secretariat. The cabinet convened here today decided to lodge a complaint against the media. The government will hand over the complaint to the Press Council of India. The government’s explanation is that the media published news defaming the government.

The government decided to lodge a complaint against the media for reporting that diplomatic documents have been gutted in the fire. Legal action will be taken against the media for the news that the chief secretary set ablaze the files as per the directive of the chief minister.