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Health Minister declares that no political organisation will be allowed to run welfare activities inside government hospitals under its own banner and says the responsibility rests solely with the Health dept. DYFI, which has been offering free meals for years, says it stepped in only because the hospitals lacked a mechanism to provide free food to patients’ caregivers
K. Muraleedharan said that the government would put an end to the distribution of food packets on hospital premises under the banner of political parties. His office issues a statement the next day that it need not be perceived as a general statement and pertained to one hospital
Rejecting allegations that govt had banned distribution of food packets at hospitals, Minister clarifies that the decision is confined to Alappuzha MCH and is aimed at removing encroachment on govt land
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan accuses Opposition Leader Pinarayi Vijayan of batting for those seeking to appropriate public space 'using philanthropy as a pretext’