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Kerala's Health Minister Veena George has confirmed to the authorities Assembly that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central authorities has approved Kerala's connection to found AIIMS astatine Kinalur successful Kozhikode. However, the quality triggered a governmental slugfest betwixt Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha spot rivals – Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and BJP person Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The 2 leaders engaged successful an disfigured spat connected microblogging tract X, formerly Twitter. Tharoor slammed BJP's 'misleading' promises, portion Rajeev Chandrashekhar retorted by calling the Congress MP' creaseless talking, do-nothing, Lying types'.
Notably, this volition beryllium the archetypal AIIMS acceptable up successful Kerala.
Shashi Tharoor took to X to station that nary MP tin committedness to acceptable up the prestigious AIIMS successful Kerala, much truthful successful a spot of their choice. Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Tharoor mentioned that contempt his 'best efforts and intensive lobbying for an AIIMS' successful his Lok Sabha constituency, the Central Government accepted the CPI(M)-run Kerala Government's connection to acceptable up AIIMS successful Kozhikode.
"I honestly told voters that the authorities authorities had opted for Kozhikode, and that was the sole prime earlier the Centre. Yesterday, Kerala wellness curate Veena George informed the authorities assembly that the cardinal authorities has accepted Kerala's connection to acceptable up an AIIMS astatine Kinalur successful Kozhikode." Tharoor posted.
"Shame connected those BJP candidates who misled voters by promising otherwise!" Shashi Tharoor added successful an evident excavation astatine his BJP rival for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha spot – Rajeev Chandrashekhar.
I stated during the predetermination run that nary MP tin committedness to acceptable up an AIIMS successful immoderate determination of his prime – it depends connected what the authorities authorities proposes and the cardinal authorities agrees to. Despite my champion efforts, and intensive lobbying for an AIIMS successful my constituency,…
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 30, 2024To Tharoor's dig, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person Rajeev Chandrashekhar retorted by calling the Congress MP' smooth-talking, do-nothing, Lying types'.
In an evidently bitter tone, Rajeev Chandrasekhar fired backmost astatine Shashi Tharoor by calling the Congress MP names. Tharoor has been elected arsenic the MP of Thiruvananthapuram for a grounds 4th clip successful a row. Chandrashekhar attempted to usurp Tharoor's throne successful the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. However, Chandrashekhar was defeated by fashionable consensus.
Unleashing a slugfest, Chandrashekhar said, "This Cong MP who has represented Thiruvananthapuram for 15 yrs and has kept nary of his promises - from making Barcelona, High tribunal seat etc. etc (list is embarrassingly long), is talking tdy (almost successful relief) that Kozhikode is getting an AIIMS - that wud not hv been lawsuit if a BJP/NDA MP had represented & fought for TVM - which one will."
"Reality that @BJP4Keralam, PM @narendramodi ji & I volition bash much for ALL radical of Thiruvananthapuram successful adjacent 5 years than the smooth-talking, do-nothing, Lying types who person squatted determination for truthful galore years," Chandrashekhar said.
In the lead-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the NDA campaigner for the Thiruvananthapuram seat, pledged to prioritize bringing AIIMS to the constituency if elected.
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