THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
Kerala chief minister P Vijayan on Tuesday expressed his wish that the tourism industry in the state be exempted from shutdowns, just like the way hospitals, milk and the newspapers are allowed to function, his office said. ”Even though in a democracy calling a shutdown is an accepted form of protest, in the overall interest of tourism industry... it would be a good idea that the shutdown organisers exempt them from it,” said Vijayan.