PATHANAMTHITTA: Kannur district collector Arun K Vijayan apologized to the family of ADM Naveen Babu. The letter of apology was sent through the sub collector. He sent the letter in a sealed cover and handed it over to the sub-collector Friday morning. The collector had not attended the funeral rites of Naveen Babu. It is believed that the letter expresses regret for what had happened.

The letter mentioned that the collector had summoned Naveen Babu to his chamber after P P Divya’s insult. The collector was sitting with his head bowed when Divya spoke against Naveen. Criticisms were showered against the collector on social media for his attitude. He had expressed regret for his act.

Meantime, the BJP came forward against collector Arun K Vijayan on Naveen Babu's death. BJP Kannur district president N Haridas alleged that the collector is the first accused in the incident and Divya is only the second accused. Divya had obtained all help from Arun. This is clear from the collector’s body language during the press meet convened by Divya. BJP demanded the collector be removed from the post.