THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Health Minister K K Shailaja said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has not violated Covid protocol. Some are unnecessarily creating controversies, she said. The chief minister was discharged from the hospital after testing negative and is in home quarantine now. She said that he did not attend any public functions.

The people are trying to create controversies. The chief minister preferred to stay at home after testing positive. However, he agreed to shift to the hospital when everyone asked him to pay more attention. He did not have any major symptoms, Shailaja told media.