KPCC president Sunny Joseph declined to publicly respond to UDF convenor Adoor Prakash’s criticism of Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, saying grievances should be raised within party forums. Prakash reiterated his stand and said he would take his concerns to the AICC.
An Air India flight AI 2455, traveling from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi with senior political leaders on board, was forced to make an emergency landing at Chennai airport following a suspected radar malfunction. The flight carried four Kerala MPs and one Tamil Nadu MP.