Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday led a “satyagraha” against the BJP-led Centre, accusing it of “financial discrimination and political vengeance”. Addressing a gathering at the daylong protest in front of the Martyrs’ Memorial at Palayam in Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayan said Kerala was being denied its rightful financial allocations. He said the allocation from the Finance Commission was not an act of charity, but a constitutionally guaranteed right of every state. ADVERTISEMENTHe said the state was being forced into an “extraordinary struggle” to protect its constitutionally guaranteed rights and urged everyone to stand united to ensure that Kerala received its dues. Believing that all authority rests in their hands, the rulers at the Centre are arbitrarily usurping our rights,” Vijayan said.

Source: The Telegraph January 13, 2026 01:49 UTC