The chief minister said that they will not learn by seeing or hearing and people have rejected such campaigns and given them continued rule. chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that some people wanted this onam not to be a happy one. The chief minister also said that some spread the word that there is nothing here when the Supply Co store runs out of one or two items. The chief minister was speaking at the onam celebration of secretariat employees. The chief minister said that they will not learn by seeing or hearing and people have rejected such campaigns and given them continued rule. The chief minister criticized that such people are not ashamed.
``Onam is a word that is nothing. I don't mean it to anyone. What was the propaganda? It was spread that there would be a price hike. Some vested interests are spreading misconceptions. They don't learn by seeing or doing. LDF came to power with 99 seats by rejecting their campaign. Continuity of government is an example of how people reject false propaganda. Public distribution network is very strong. 13 items are offered at the same price as in 2016. There is a campaign going on that there are no goods. Locals are getting things when they go. Welfare pension is properly received. We are entering the happy onam days. Our goal is to create a new Kerala. kerala is going towards a standard of living equal to that of developed countries. It will make kerala a state where happiness exists. These achievements will be achieved within 25 years. Some vested interests unleash deliberate propaganda. They don't learn by seeing or doing. The continuity of the government is an example of how the country will accept big campaigns," said the Chief Minister.