Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated 'Professional Connect 2025' in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, using the platform to warn against the rising spread of superstition in academic and scientific institutions.

Addressing professionals and students, he emphasised the state's commitment to fostering scientific temper through new initiatives, including digital science parks and AI hubs, despite a national decline in research support and rational inquiry.

"Science and technology are not separate from human life. The state is organising such events at a time when there is a concerted political propaganda to promote superstition and undermine scientific temper," said CM Pinarayi Vijayan at Professio...