News Edition 24 Desk: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan would handle the Minorities Welfare Department. As per the notification issued among various ministers, the Minority Welfare has been allotted to the Chief Minister.
He is the first Chief Minister to handle this department, ever since this department has been allotted to ministers belonging to a minority community.
Apart from this alleged discrimination in distributing minority scholarships, the department under Jaleel had faced serious charges of nepotism in various appointments. Last month, he was forced to quit as the minister after Lok Ayukta found him guilty of nepotism and abuse of power in appointing his close relative in the Kerala State Minorities Finance Development Corporation.