Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is reported to be in the US for 14 days from January 15 for undisclosed medical treatment. The CM will be at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester for the treatment till January 29.
When Pinarayi Vijayan last time went to the same clinic for the treatment, it was EP Jayarajan who did deal with the state affairs on behalf of the CM. This time, too, some senior cabinet ministers will be assigned certain state affairs and a notification on the same will be published soon.
Earlier in 2018, the Chief Minister's wife Kamala had accompanied him to the USA. The nature of his ailment wasn't disclosed at the time.
The general administration (political) department of the state government had given financial sanction for the CM's visit abroad, which implied that the government bore the expenses for his visit.