Sugathakumari denies walking out in protest

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Poetess and environmentalist Sugathakumari Tuesday denied the reports that she walked out of the inaugural function of the Green Kerala Project attended by Minister K B Ganesh Kumar. If I wanted to protest, I would’ve done it in the venue itself, she said.


Minister of Forests K B Ganesh Kumar during his inaugural speech said some among the environmentalists are fake. Ganesh made the reckless statement at a function organized at the St Mary’s School in Pattom as part of World Environment Day. Even though the poetess is innocent, there are many fake environmentalists with her, he said.


The minister said, “I had informed her about it. The mask of such people should be taken off.  There are some environmentalists who preserve the skin of wild animals and I have ample proofs on it.”


Reports first came that she walked out of the function in protest against the minister’s speech.