Pinarayi Vijayan slams ‘fabricated’ reports of a police vehicle outside his house in Kannur

Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan dismissed reports that the police station was functioning from a defunct police vehicle parked outside his residence in Pinarayi in Kannur district, terming the reports as a deliberate attempt to personally humiliate him.

In a social media post on Thursday (September 3, 2026), Mr. Vijayan clarified that the deployment of a police vehicle near his residence (when he was Chief Minister) was part of the police department’s official security measures. He pointed out that police base personnel were routinely deployed outside ministerial residences as part of standard security procedures.

It is said that a police station was never established in front of his house. According to him, the police officers arrived and left in a police vehicle as part of normal security measures. The vehicle later became inoperable and remained parked there.

Mr Vijayan said the police told him at the time that the vehicle would be removed, repaired and put back into service. However, not even three months after he surrendered to the office, the vehicle has not been removed. According to him, the police should explain why he stayed there.

He also stated that he never asked for security at his residence.

Mr. Vijayan further criticized the media report and alleged that the report was created with the intention of creating a wrong impression.

Published – 03 Sep 2026 21:16 IST