Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has supported Priyanka Gandhi's recent appeal to convert the funds that have been disbursed as a loan into a grant and extend the spending deadline for the victims of the disaster.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday termed the media reports that said the state government inflated funds spent on the Wayanad disaster relief operation as fake news with an agenda against the state and its people.
Earlier in July, K Surendran said that the huge tragedy in Wayanad caused by landslides could have been prevented and alleged that the Kerala government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan "ignored the alerts" sent by the central government.