Kannur Airport staffer fired over Facebook post against Kerala CM

A staffer at the Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL) was dismissed from service allegedly over his Facebook post criticising the Kerala government.

Hailing the July Supreme Court verdict on the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple in his post, KL Ramesh had lambasted the Kerala government and made some comments on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. In the aftermath of the post, KIAL had sent him a show-cause notice and instituted an inquiry team to investigate the matter. However, Ramesh’s explanation in reply to the show-cause notice was found to be unsatisfactory. Subsequently, KIAL Managing Director V Thulasidas issued a termination order to Ramesh, who was at the time working in the Fire and Rescue Wing at the airport.

Several Facebook users too had raised objections against Ramesh’s comments, saying that he had insulted the Chief Minister in his Facebook post.