Overview
- On Tuesday, the chief minister defended his first 100 days as proof of a new, more accessible governing style that reopens the Secretariat to citizens, reduces security escorts and restores post-Cabinet press briefings.
- The government implemented immediate welfare measures such as free travel for women on ordinary KSRTC buses, a dedicated senior citizens department, advanced monthly pension payments for Onam and market interventions to curb price rises.
- Satheesan accused what he called coordinated smear attempts and cited a Meta clarification that the state did not intervene to remove social media reports, while saying his administration will accept and correct criticism that has substance.
- An early economic agenda includes an Invest Kerala Cell, an IT department rebrand to include AI and future technologies, a SEMICON Kerala plan that targets about ₹2,145 crore of first-phase investment and more than 31,000 jobs, and a ₹400 crore 'Mission Samudra' to develop the coast as a port-manufacturing hub.
- Coverage balances praise for the government's compassionate tone with scrutiny of operational errors—controversial appointments, decision delays and a U-turn on the PM SHRI scheme—that have forced course corrections and test whether the new style can deliver on promises.