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Published 21:05 IST, July 7th 2020

Pinarayi Vijayan's grandson crashes press conference as the Kerala CM works from home

A photograph of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his grandson is doing rounds on the internet as he tries to work from home amid COVID-19 pandemic.

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A photograph of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his grandson is doing rounds on the internet as the Kerala leader tries to work from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In the photograph shared by a Twitter user, Vijayan's grandson can be seen handing over a document to Kerala CM, sitting on a chair covered with his signature white and green striped mat.

According to the Twitter user who shared the image, the incident occurred during a press conference held by Vijayan. "Work From Home problems are for all...surely for the Kerala Chief Minister. Grandson gatecrashing the daily evening press conference," Ganesh S wrote on Twitter while posting the photograph.

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Read: Congress Slams Kerala CM; "Pinarayi Should Make Clear Whether It Is China In His Heart"

Netizens highlight WFH problems

Ishan is the son of Kerala CM's daughter Veena and is often seen accompanying Vijayan on public occasions. A user commented that the incident was handled with grace and didn’t give an impression of a problem. Another user quipped that no one is exempted from ‘Work From Home’ problems.

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The press conference was held after Pinarayi Vijayan urged the Centre to make efforts\ to build international pressure for a fair trial against the two Italian marines who shot and killed two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vijayan said that it was quite shocking that such a grave crime committed against Indian citizens is not being brought to justice in India.

Read: Not In Favour Of Withdrawing Case Against Italian Marines From SC: Kerala CM

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21:05 IST, July 7th 2020