THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: According to an RTI, Kerala ministers, including the Chief Minister, have visited 27 countries in four and a half years. Kadakampally Surendran, who visited 10 countries, tops the list. He has visited the UAE five times, including two private trips. He has also visited the UK, Germany, France, Italy, the Vatican and the US.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is in the second position. He has travelled to the US three times and visited the UAE four times. He visited nine countries, including Bahrain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, the United Kingdom, Japan and South Korea. Minister KK Shailaja visited eight countries. Many of the ministers' travels were as part of the Chief Minister's delegation. The information was revealed on the RTI application filed by KPCC secretary Shaji Kodankandath.