Thiruvananthapuram(PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday vehemently criticised the Centre over the alleged delayed assistance for landslide-hit Wayanad and accused it of not sanctioning even one-eighth of the state's demand.

He said as per the criteria, the state had demanded Rs 2221.03 crore central assistance for the reconstruction of the hill district.

But, only Rs 260.56 crore was sanctioned by the Centre one year and two months after the Mundakkai- Chooralmala landslide tragedy, the CM said in a statement.

"This amount is not even one-eighth of our actual demand. There has been protest from all quarters against the decision to ignore Kerala. That protest is the sentiment of the entire state," Vijayan said.

Chief minister urged the Centre to understand the sentim

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