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Kerala floods: Forest minister K Raju apologises for his Germany trip

Updated : August 23, 2018 02:03 PM IST

Speaking to a TV channel, the Minister admitted that the timing of his trip was wrong.

The entire Opposition and a section of his party has demanded Raju's sacking.

Kerala floods: Forest minister K Raju apologises for his Germany trip

Kerala Forest Minister K Raju on Thursday issued an apology for taking a trip to Germany while the state reeled under heavy floods.

The Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI) came under severe flak after Raju, a party lawmaker, left for his trip last week.

Speaking to a TV channel, the Minister admitted that the timing of his trip was wrong.

"I left for Germany on August 16 to attend a programme of the World Malayalee Council near Bonn. I returned in four days but by that time, the flood situation in the state was already out of control... The timing of the trip was ill-timed and wrong," said Raju.

The entire Opposition and a section of his party has demanded Raju's sacking.

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