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No rift, only media creation, Cabinet portfolios finalised: Kerala CM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan today firmly dismissed reports of differences over the allocation of ministerial portfolios, stating that there were “no disputes whatsoever” within the Cabinet and that such claims were “purely media creations.”
The Chief Minister, who heads the Cabinet, will retain charge of some of the most crucial departments, including Finance, General Administration, Law, Planning and Economic Affairs, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Elections, Science and Technology, and several key revenue and governance-related portfolios. He will also continue to oversee all major policy matters and departments not specifically assigned to other ministers.
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has been assigned the Home and Coir portfolios, including Police, Vigilance, Fire and Rescue Services, and Prisons.
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