THRISSUR: K Surendran of BJP made strong criticism against the new diktats introduced by the chief minister that banned the use of black color from the CM's itinerary. The BJP state president ridiculed the CM saying Pinrayi is clueless and agitated seeing the black color akin to a bull seeing red.

“CM is running away from the people but not the black color. The Akash Thillenkery comments expose the true color of the leaders in CPM. The party-fed progenies in Kannur are now the mafia gangs ruling the district” Surendran lambasted.

The criticism was also directed at CM's personal staff and dubious figure CM Raveendran when Surendran mocked Raveendran as the real “CM” while Pinarayi a mannequin. Meanwhile, Congress leader K Sudhakaran commented that after the black color got banned, Muslim women are deprived of their right to wear the burqa.