Amid austerity measures Pinarayi Vijayan's media blitzkrieg
May 25, 2016  13:43
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Delhi woke up to full page advertisements of Pinarayi Vijayan in the Times of India, Economic Times, The Hindu, The Indian Express and the Hindustan Times. Mumbai had Vijayan splashed on the 1st page only in the Times of India. Vijayan takes oath as CM of Kerala today and his smiling face in the ad says, "Committed to turn Kerala into a truly God's own country."

The ad in the 'Communist red' background announces that Vijayan will be sworn in today and lists the promises made during the LDF campaign in Kerala.

There's however one miss -- the Left symbol of the hammer and sickle is absent.

The new Communist Party of India-Marxist-led Left Democratic Front ministry, headed by party leader and Politburo member Pinarayi Vijayan, will be sworn in at the Central stadium in Thiruvananthapuram at 4 pm today.

Interestingly, the LDF yesterday decided to implement some austerity measures in Kerala. The Indian Express reports that the party has decided that the official residences of the ministers will not be refurbished. Moreover, the size of the ministers personal staff will be reduced from 30 to 25.
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