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We are all victims of media

MG George Muthoot, the chairman of the Muthoot Group since 1993, passed away recently. Aged just above 70, he helmed around 20 businesses. As per Forbes Asia , he was the richest from Kerala and the 26th richest Indian family in 2020. He was a trustee of the Malankara Orthodox Church was a member of the national executive committee of FICCI. A towering figure in Kerala, the news was covered widely by the national and regional media. But the print media handled the news differently. There was an intentional suppression of the reason for his death in the regional media. Regional media lazily conveyed that he had a fall in his house in Delhi and was brought dead to the hospital. National media was more specific. The Hindu wrote this , M.G. George, 72, died on Friday evening after he allegedly fell from the fourth floor of his house in southeast Delhi’s East of Kailash. A senior police officer said a crime team visited the spot where the incident happened. They have scanned all CCTVs in th

10 challenges before Kerala

Kerala is facing 10 challenges today. These are social and economic challenges. We need to overcome each one of these challenges as they are issues critical for every one of us. We do not have absolute solution for all these. But we need to find a solution. 1) Waste Management and Disposal Rapid urbanisation has brought with it the most urgent challenge to us - Management and disposal of waste generated by households and industries. It is now common across Kerala to see piles of waste by the roadside. An NRK will return to his piece of property in Kerala to find a pile of waste there. The issue is affecting tourism sector badly. Suggested Solution: Wealth out of waste 2) Migrant Labourers Human resources from Kerala are toiling across the world and we are looking for people from other parts of India as skilled and unskilled labourers. They are there in every sector, in small and big establishments and even as farm labourers. Unlawful activities and petty public issues f