Everyone should get opportunity, says Shailaja after being excluded from Kerala Cabinet

Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja has reacted to the new state cabinet on Tuesday.

Shailaja called the appointment of an entirely new Cabinet in the state a “very good decision”

She further said, “Everyone should get the opportunity. Party decided to make me minister the last time. It was a very good experience for me. But there are many other people also.”

Shailaja was excluded from the Cabinet despite earning praise for her work amid COVID-19 last year.

The CPI, a key partner in the CPI(M)-led LDF, on Tuesday announced its nominees to be inducted in the second Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in Kerala

The party decided to nominate its newly-elected MLAs, K Rajan, P Prasad, J Chinchu Rani and G R Anil as ministers in the new government, while senior party leader and Adoor MLA Chittayam Gopakumar as the deputy speaker.

The swearing-in ceremony of the new government would be held on May 20 at the central stadium here by adhering to Covid-19 protocol.