Kerala CM writes to Yogi Adityanath, requests better treatment for jailed journalist ANI | Updated: Apr 25, 2021 21:41 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 25 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday wrote to his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath, requesting him to ensure better medical treatment to journalist Siddique Kappan, who has been in the custody of Uttar Pradesh Police since October last year. It has been brought to my attention by the Kerala Union of Working Journalist and some of the prominent media persons of national repute that Siddique Kappan, a journalist from Kerala presently in custody under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh is facing severe health problems, wrote Vijayan in his letter to Adityanath.
Siddique Kappan s wife Raihana also sought Pinarayi Vijayan s intervention in the matter.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday requested his Uttar Pradesh counterpart to intervene and ensure that Journalist Siddique Kappan, presently in custody under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA ) in the northern state, be provided expert health care.
In a letter to Yogi Adityanath, Pinarayi Vijayan said the Kerala Union of Working Journalists and some prominent media persons had brought to his attention that Siddique Kappan, who hailed from the southern state, suffered from heart ailments and had tested positive for COVID-19, due to which he was facing health issues.
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