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Union Minister Suresh Gopi’s caller assertion that helium ne'er said Kochi Metro would beryllium extended to Thrissur has backfired. Social media users person unearthed an aged Facebook station from 2019 wherever Mr. Gopi had intelligibly called for connecting the Kochi Metro to Thrissur, contradicting his contiguous statement.
Speaking astatine the ‘SG Coffee Times’ enactment astatine Puthurkara successful Thrissur, recently, the Minister clarified that helium had lone suggested that erstwhile the metro enactment reaches Angamaly, it should person a subdivision enactment done Paliyekkara extending up to Coimbatore, and different subdivision connecting Nattika, Thriprayar, Guruvayur, and Tanur.
However, his aged Facebook station from April 10, 2019 tells a antithetic story. “Travel is the conquest of distance. The conflict to question remains a regular headache for us. To lick the question woes betwixt Thrissur and Ernakulam, the Kochi Metro indispensable beryllium extended to Thrissur,” Mr. Gopi had written then.
The contradiction acceptable societal media ablaze, inviting sarcastic and derisive comments.
At the aforesaid event, Mr. Gopi besides stated that helium ne'er promised an AIIMS for Thrissur, adding that his request for the institute successful Alappuzha stemmed from the “district’s diminution nether communism.”
“I americium not driven by authorities oregon regionalism,” helium said. “Even earlier becoming an MP from Thrissur, I had said AIIMS should travel up successful Alappuzha. I’m a antheral of my connection and ne'er spell backmost connected what I say.”
Responding to disapproval implicit his earlier usage of the connection praja (citizen), Mr. Gopi said, “His governmental remarks are being distorted by hired writers. I’m not acrophobic of that. My discussions covered issues near unresolved for years. People tin spot the information for themselves.”
