Overview

• Pinarayi Vijayan released the inaugural issue of Raj Bhavan’s quarterly Rajahams and handed the first copy to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in the presence of Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.
• The Chief Minister clarified that articles in the journal do not represent the state’s position, citing a piece on Article 200 by the Governor’s legal adviser P Sreekumar.
• Sreekumar’s article contends the Governor need not act on cabinet advice under Article 200 and questions judicial intervention, referencing the Supreme Court’s April ruling.
• The Bharat Mata portrait that triggered earlier protests and ministerial boycotts was not displayed at the event.
• Governor Arlekar reiterated a push to make Raj Bhavans more accessible, suggesting the name Lok Bhavan, as disputes over bill assent delays and university appointments persist.