Pinarayi Vijayan issues communique to Governor’s office based on Cabinet finding that Constitutional protocol forbids using, displaying, or exhibiting political and religious iconography at events graced by the Governor as de jure head of State

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has notified Raj Bhavan that the Constitution mandates that it could display only national symbols at State functions attended by Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar.

Officials confirmed that Mr. Vijayan had issued a communique to the Governor’s office based on Wednesday’s (June 25, 2025) Cabinet finding that Constitutional protocol forbids using, displaying, or exhibiting political and religious iconography at events graced by the Governor as de jure head of State.