CM Pinarayi Vijayan departs for US amid criticism of Kerala’s health sector

The trip, learnt to be for 10 days, is for a medical review at the Mayo Clinic, where he has allegedly been receiving treatment for the past few years.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will leave for the United States, reportedly for medical treatment. (File Photo)

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will leave for the United States, reportedly for medical treatment, on Friday night.

Sources said the CM will have a layover in Dubai, from where he will fly to the United States. The trip, learnt to be for 10 days, is for a medical review at the Mayo Clinic, where he has allegedly been receiving treatment for the past few years.

The CM's scheduled medical tour is taking place at a time when the state government is under criticism for its alleged inept handling of the health department. The health department has been facing chin music after a building collapse at Kottayam Medical College claimed a life on Thursday. The lack of equipment in medical colleges had also come to light, piling pressure on Health Minister Veena George.