Kerala CM turns farmer along with family

Thiruvananthapuram, April 22 (IANS) Hours after giving a call to the people of Kerala to seriously start engaging in some sort of farming/agriculture activities, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan led from the front and did his bit.On Wednesday morning, he along with his wife Kamala and their son Vivek was seen planting saplings - just what he told the people to do at his press conference on Tuesday night.He gave this call to make sure that in case things take a turn for the worse on account of Covid-19, one should have at least food in the kitty.Vijayan planted a tapioca (often referred to as the staple food of yesteryears Keralites) stick and a hybrid variety of beans at his official residence Cliff House here.
--IANS sg/bg