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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan takes oath as Chief Minister for the second time. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office to 76-year-old Vijayan in a low-key function at the Thiruvananthapuram Central Stadium which was held completely in adherencewith the COVID protocol.
Opposition Congress-UDF leaders were kept away from the function in view of the COVID-19 spread.
Vijayan is the only third Chief Minister in the state to be re-elected and the first to continue in office after completing a full term. The 76-year-old, who joined the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPM) in 1964 was elected as the 12th chief minister of Kerala after LDF came to power in 2016.
