Youth Congress workers trespass on Health Minister Veena George’s official residence, lay funeral wreath to protest “increasing medical negligence”

Youth Congress workers stormed the official residence of Health Minister Veena George in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The protest occurred after Ms. George left for a constituency function and involved placing a funeral wreath at her door and staging a sit-in. The police arrested the protestors, who were booked under various charges. Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan claimed the protest highlighted the decline of public health in Kerala, while CPI(M) leaders condemned the action as villainous and accused the Congress of using it to mislead voters.