<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A foreign tour of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has triggered a row with the Congress and the BJP raising concerns and criticisms.</p><p>Vijayan along with his family members reportedly went on a tour to Indonesia, Singapore and UAE on Monday morning. No official communication was given about the over two-week long tour.</p>.Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Priority is to defeat BJP: Pinarayi Vijayan.<p>BJP state president K Surendran said in a statement that public money should not be used for the private foreign tour of the Chief Minister and family. Congress leader K Muraleedharan said that being the Chief Minister of the state it would be ideal that Vijayan made clear his purpose of foreign tour.</p><p>CPI(M) flayed the criticisms with party central committee member A K Balan stating that many Congress leaders had also gone on private foreign tours while holding posts of chief minister and ministers.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A foreign tour of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has triggered a row with the Congress and the BJP raising concerns and criticisms.</p><p>Vijayan along with his family members reportedly went on a tour to Indonesia, Singapore and UAE on Monday morning. No official communication was given about the over two-week long tour.</p>.Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Priority is to defeat BJP: Pinarayi Vijayan.<p>BJP state president K Surendran said in a statement that public money should not be used for the private foreign tour of the Chief Minister and family. Congress leader K Muraleedharan said that being the Chief Minister of the state it would be ideal that Vijayan made clear his purpose of foreign tour.</p><p>CPI(M) flayed the criticisms with party central committee member A K Balan stating that many Congress leaders had also gone on private foreign tours while holding posts of chief minister and ministers.</p>