Disaster and politics should not be mixed together. There is no politics in tolerance. Similarly, there should be no politics in aid. Unfortunately, we are witnessing such unfortunate combinations every day. Regardless of the differences in the political spectrum, it can be said that the approach of the NDA government at the centre is generally sympathetic to Kerala. For some reason, the experience is that the centre's stance is negative when it comes to relief assistance for the Wayanad landslide, one of the biggest disasters that Kerala has seen.

The Kerala state had requested Rs 2221 crore for relief and rehabilitation. The Centre did not show any mercy to the repeated requests that assistance should be granted, considering Wayanad as a very severe disaster. The Central High Level Comm

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