The Kerala Police have registered a first information report (FIR) after the microphone of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan malfunctioned during his address at a memorial event in Thiruvananthapuram, commemorating his predecessor Oommen Chandy on Monday.An FIR under the Kerala Police Act 118 for mic hiss has been registered, police officials told news agency ANI on Wednesday.Kerala Police to run mic check CM instructs no actions over mic malfunctionThe Cantonment Police confirmed the registration of the case, saying that the authorities will run a check of the microphone and other audio props used during the memorial event to make sure that nothing untoward happened.Chief Minister Vijayan, on the other hand, asked the authorities not to take any legal action regarding the matter.Ranjit, the owner of the company which supplied the microphone used at the memorial event on Monday, spoke to ANI reporters and said, “There was a noise, which was rectified within 10 seconds. A bag belonging to a cameraperson had dropped over the console, resulting in the malfunction.”The incident took place during a memorial event organised by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) to honour former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who passed away on July 18, aged 79. Chandy was one of the most popular political figures in Kerala and enjoyed widespread support among the public.@KKRemaRMPI and Achu at @Oommen_Chandy burial site in #Puthupally church cemetery.People are still flocking there like it is a shrine.#OommenChandy pic.twitter.com/56O0ecH5cp— ג׳יקוב | |یعقوب | Jacob | ജേക്കബ് (@Jacobji01) July 24, 2023The Congress leaders mortal remains had been brought to the St. George Orthodox Church in his native Puthuppally for his last rites. He had asked not to be given a state funeral, as is the norm for political leaders, instead opting for a simple funeral.
