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The Kerala Police registered a suo motu case on Tuesday in connection with a microphone developing a technical snag when Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was addressing a meeting. The case, which triggered outrage and ridicule, was closed on Wednesday.
The incident took place on Monday when Vijayan was addressing a meeting to commemorate the life of former chief minister and Congress leader Oommen Chandy, who passed away last week. During Vijayan’s address, the microphone developed a howling noise for a few seconds. Earlier, when Vijayan stood up to speak, some Congress workers had raised slogans, but they were silenced by Congress leaders who were on stage.
The Thiruvananthapuram city police registered a case regarding the microphone snag under the Kerala Police Act section 118(e), which deals with grave violations of public order or danger. Police also seized the microphone from the operator, and summoned the operator to the police station. The case was registered against “unknown persons”.
Congress’s V D Satheesan, the Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, called the case strange, and said it made the office of the Chief Minister a laughing stock.
V Ajith, Deputy Police Commissioner, Thiruvananthapuram, later said that police decided not to pursue the case, which he said was initially taken up as part of security measures.
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