Achuthanandan hopes positive response from Centre

Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan on Thursday expressed hope that with six Ministers from the state included in the Union Cabinet, 'Centre's neglect' of the state would 'come to an end.'

Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan on Thursday expressed hope that with six Ministers from the state included in the Union Cabinet, 'Centre's neglect' of the state would 'come to an end.'

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"With six Ministers from the state, we can expect good result towards state needs," he said, while talking to reporters, after inaugurating the International Conference on Anti-Counterfeiting Technologies in Thiruvananthapuram.

"Let us hope that there will be an end to Centre's neglect to state requirements," he added.

List of Union Ministers from the state included AK Antony, Vayalar Ravi, E Ahamed, Mullapalli Ramachandran, Shashi Tharoor and KV Thomas.