Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 12 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the directives of the central government to display Prime Minister Narendra Modi's posters and banners at ration shops across the state are "not right" and "difficult to implement."

Chief Minister Vijayan made the remarks in the state assembly after an opposition MLA asked whether the central government had issued such a direction in Kerala.

The Kerala Chief Minister also said that the state government would not comply with the Union's directive to display signboards and flexes featuring the National Food Security Act (NFSA) logo and photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at ration shops across the state since they were part of the ensuing Lok Sabha election...