“He (CM Vijayan) is bound to explain whether his personal travel is sponsored or from his own pocket. If it is a sponsored trip, they should tell who the sponsor is, if not, they should tell their source of income,” said Sai Muraleedharan, adding that the questions would be answered by the CPI(M) state secretary. Could. , Very.

On Monday, CM Vijayan, his wife Kamala and his grandchildren left for the UAE, he is also scheduled to visit Indonesia and Singapore before returning on May 21.

CM Vijayan's daughter Veena Vijayan and her husband state PWD and Tourism Minister P.A. Mohammad Riyas had reached UAE earlier this month and is also going to join the CM.

Muraleedharan said, "It is really strange that when people in Kerala are battling a never-seen-before heat wave, CM Vijayan and his family are enjoying at the beach."

“We also want to know whether Vijayan and Riyas, who will be out of the state for 19 days, have handed over the charge to anyone. If yes, would like to know to whom he has handed over,” Muraleedharan asked.

“We want to hear on this from CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, for whom I always criticize PM Modi. I would also like to say that I have just returned from West Bengal and was extremely surprised to see the election meetings organized by the CPI(M) there, which were attended by only a handful of people. One should not forget that this was a state ruled by the CPI(M) for a long time and has not shrunk completely. If CM Vijayan and others in the party continue to have the same attitude towards Kerala, it will not take much time for Kerala to go the way of Bengal,'' Sai Muraleedharan.

The Vijayan family will stay in Indonesia till May 12 before flying to Singapore on May 18. He will return to the UAE before returning to India on May 21.