The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Faced with outrage, Kerala Health Minister makes a U-turn on DYFI food packet distribution in hospitals
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The Hindu Bureau
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Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has reversed his decision to ban political organizations from distributing food packets in government hospitals. The initial opposition sparked significant backlash from the DYFI and CPI(M), who viewed the move as an attack on a long-standing humanitarian initiative.
Faced with intense civic and political outrage, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan on Sunday flip-flopped on his opposition to the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)’s free ‘pothichoru’ (food parcel) distribution in over 60 government hospitals in Kerala.
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