“The Real Kerala Story: No One Left Behind” —declared the bold headline on the cover of Kerala Calling magazine’s September issue, published by Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led state government. Beneath it ran the triumphant sub-heading: Kerala Becomes the First Extreme Poverty-Free State in the Country by November 2025.

The cover image—one hand firmly clasping another, held upright—sought to capture the spirit of solidarity, dignity, and collective progress that the state proudly proclaimed. In pages nine to eleven of the magazine, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan outlined how the state achieved the remarkable milestone of becoming an 'extreme poverty-free' state.

According to the Chief Minister, Kerala will officially be declared the first state in India to eradicate

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