Veekshanam Daily criticised Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor for his remarks on Kerala’s startup sector in its latest editorial. The publication in its strongly worded latest editorial advised against ‘betraying expectations of thousands of workers’ before upcoming local elections. The piece accused the ruling CPI-M of destroying Kerala’s industrial sector, questioning praise for the Left government’s industrial achievements. The editorial equated praising those responsible for agricultural and industrial decline to honouring an executioner with an ahimsa award. It said that PM Modi’s interaction with US President Donald Trump and trade-military agreements were not \”great things\” The piece referenced significant projects by the then Congress chief ministers A K Antony and Oommen Chandy, noting Left party opposition. It questioned P Rajeeve’s distinctive contributions compared to previous ministers, including R Sankar, C Achutha Menon, K Karunakaran, and A KAntony. The article commended the contributions of former industry ministers including P K Kunhalikutty, T V Thomas, K A Damodara Menon.
