THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition leader VD Satheesan on Sunday accused the government of deceiving the people. He further alleged that the Silver Line survey is being conducted to acquire land.

He pointed out that the government was trying to make Kerala into a Sri Lanka and that the entire state is a victim of the project. Satheesan also mocked the DYFI activists who were campaigning from house to house for the Silver Line project. Satheesan said that these activists are in the role of palace clowns.

The opposition leader alleged the social impact study is a farce and the Silver Line project is full of irregularities. The opposition leader criticized that the government's plan is to implement the project regardless of the outcome of the study.