Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 1 (PTI) Malayalam superstar Mammootty on Saturday said no "dazzling signs of development" have any value before "a starving stomach" and urged everyone to work together for the complete eradication of poverty from Kerala.

The actor was speaking at a public event organised by the state government at the Central Stadium here to announce the eradication of extreme poverty from Kerala.

Mammootty, fondly called 'Mammukka' by his admirers, said the eradication of extreme poverty from the state was a joyous development and hoped that it would become an example for others.

He said that as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made the announcement, "he is taking on a much bigger responsibility" as only extreme poverty has been eradicated.

"Poverty still exists," he pointed ou

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