Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan with the inmates of a relief camp at Chengamanad school in Kochi. (Photo | Melton Antony/EPS) 
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CM Pinarayi Vijayan denies knowledge about Forest Minister K Raju's controversial Germany trip 

K Raju's and Pattambi MLA Mohammed Mohsin's trips abroad during the crisis situation back home has kicked up a major controversy.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday denied any knowledge about Forest Minister K Raju's controversial trip to Germany during the flood crisis in the state. 

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Normally, the Chief Minister's permission is sought before a minister journeys abroad. ''It has not come to my notice that any minister was planning a foreign trip,'' Vijayan said, responding to questions on the issue. 

K Raju's and Pattambi MLA Mohammed Mohsin's trips abroad during the crisis situation back home has kicked up a major controversy.

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