CMRL, a Kerala-based company involved in manufacturing synthetic rutile and industrial chemicals, has been under investigation over allegations of bribery and money laundering.
Most importantly, Kerala operates within India's capitalist constitutional framework. It depends heavily on central government tax transfers, national financial institutions, private-sector employment, and foreign remittances in capitalist economies. But none of this comes under the actual communist economic system.
A CAG report has flagged some serious irregularities in purchase of PPE kits, N95 masks, and other essential commodities by the Kerala govt during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has written to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, highlighting delays in land acquisition for major railway projects in the state.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has been in the soup after The Hindu issued a clarification stating that some sentences were added in the interview at the request of the PR person who helped arrange the interview.
Kerala High Court noted that the Justice Hema Committee report was submitted to the government way back in 2019 and slammed the state government for its inaction.