Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Vijayan alleges politically motivated transfers, harassment of Kerala employees
Something very sad happened in Kerala, a state in India, and a leader named Pinarayi Vijayan is very upset about it.
He says the state government is treating people who work for it very badly.
He talked about a worker named Ashalatha who was forced to change her job and sadly passed away.
He also talked about a doctor named K V Radhamani who takes care of children and got very sick at work.
Vijayan says many workers are being moved to new jobs for political reasons, not fair reasons.
He also says the government is not paying workers money they deserve, like pensions and extra pay.
Vijayan used to lead the government before, and he says his team treated workers better.
But the person in charge now, the chief minister, says the opposite, that Vijayan's old team did not take care of workers.
Vijayan is asking people to protest because he thinks the current government is being unfair.
Remember, these are things Vijayan says, and the two sides disagree about what really happened.
Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan alleged that Kerala government employees face a 'frightening situation' due to the government's 'wrongdoings,' saying lives are being lost.
Vijayan linked the death of Ashalatha, a senior clerk at the Kasaragod Collectorate, to mental stress from a compulsory section transfer after the change of government.
Vijayan cited the case of senior paediatrician K V Radhamani at Kannur Government Medical College, who allegedly suffered a heart attack after being humiliated for refusing to sign an 'illegal transfer order.'
He claimed politically motivated mass transfers that ignored norms have brought the civil service to a standstill, and that the government and chief minister have adopted a threatening approach toward employees.
Vijayan alleged the government is withholding dearness allowance arrears, earned leave surrender benefits and assured pension, and said 2,800 digital survey employees were dismissed without salary arrears, following mass dismissals at Kudumbashree and KSRTC, with PSC-appointed teachers now facing dismissal.
- Who
- Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of the Opposition and CPI(M) leader in Kerala, who levelled the allegations against the state's UDF government and chief minister.
- What
- Allegations of a 'frightening situation' for public servants, including politically motivated mass transfers, harassment and humiliation of employees, withheld benefits and unfair dismissals.
- When
- Monday, August 10.
- Where
- Kerala, India, with incidents cited at Kannur Government Medical College and the Kasaragod Collectorate; reported from Thiruvananthapuram.
- Why
- Vijayan alleges the UDF government and ruling-front organisations are adopting a hostile, threatening approach toward employees who refuse to comply with what he describes as illegal activities.
Opposition - CPI(M)/LDF (Pinarayi Vijayan)
State Government - UDF (Chief Minister)
Record on employee benefits
Opposition - CPI(M)/LDF (Pinarayi Vijayan)
The LDF government provided employee benefits promptly despite financial constraints and initiated salary revision by appointing the 12th Pay Revision Commission; the UDF government is betraying employees by withholding dearness allowance arrears, earned leave surrender benefits and assured pension, and by arguing salary revision need only happen once in 10 years.
State Government - UDF (Chief Minister)
The chief minister stated that the previous Left (LDF) government had denied benefits to government employees.
- Speaker
- Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of the Opposition and CPI(M) leader
- Target
- UDF government of Kerala and ruling-front organisations
- Date
- Monday, August 10
- Location
- Kerala, India
- Alleged death
- Ashalatha, senior clerk, Kasaragod Collectorate
- Alleged medical incident
- Heart attack suffered by senior paediatrician K V Radhamani at Kannur Government Medical College
- Dismissed digital survey employees
- 2,800, reportedly without eligible salary arrears
- Benefits allegedly withheld
- Dearness allowance arrears, earned leave surrender benefits, assured pension