The constitutional issues involved in Governor M. Fathima Beevi's decision to appoint Jayalalitha Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu will be analysed by the Supreme Court soon ("The Governor's prerogative", June 22). But there is a controversy in Kerala over the advice reportedly given by Governor S.S. Kang to Chief Minister A.K. Antony not to include R. Balakrishna Pillai in the Cabinet. Balakrishna Pillai, a former Minister who was convicted in a corruption case, has questioned Antony's decision to drop him from the list of Ministers and claimed that the Governor did not raise any such objection. The Governor has not commented on this issue. If Balakrishna Pillai's version is correct, it would be improper to compare the Kerala developments with those in Tamil Nadu.
K.A. Solaman
Alappuzha, Kerala
Alappuzha, Kerala
The Frontline, July 7-20, 2001
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