THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union government has denied political clearance to Health Minister Veena George for a scheduled lecture at Johns Hopkins University in the US, according to a statement from her office.
The request for travel clearance, based on an official invitation from the university, was submitted three weeks ago but was rejected three days ago.
This is not the first instance of such a denial.
Last year, the minister had to cancel a visit to Kuwait to meet Keralites affected by a fire incident, following a similar lack of clearance.