Questions raised over outgoing Kerala Chief Secretary Tom Jose’s chopper ride

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even as the state is battling to contain the spread of the coronavirus, outgoing Chief Secretary Tom Jose — accompanied by State Police Chief Loknath Behera and a couple of senior government officials — took a chopper ride a day ahead of his retirement.

While government officials maintained that the ride was meant to assess the flood preparedness at Nilakkal and to sort out certain issues related to the sand collected from the Pampa during the last flood, it was reportedly a pleasure trip arranged for the outgoing chief secretary.