Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/MintBengaluru: Cyclone Ockhi may have moved away from Kerala’s shores but it’s left chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the eye of a political storm. Why didn’t they give a cyclone warning before 30 November, by when many fishermen had already gone to the sea? Sinha on Monday evening reviewed the relief and rescue operations in states and Union territories affected by the ongoing cyclone Ockhi. “A total of 243 fishermen in Tamil Nadu, 250 in Kerala and 1,047 people in Lakshadweep have been rescued so far.

Source: Mint December 04, 2017 19:52 UTC