Kerala, Sept. 10 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly criticised the Union Government's decision to host Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, calling it a "betrayal of India's historic solidarity with Palestine."

In a post shared on social media platform X on Tuesday, the Kerala Chief Minister described Smotrich as a "far-right extremist" and a chief architect of Israel's "brutal occupation and expansionist agenda."

"Strongly condemn the Union Government's decision to host Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right extremist and a chief architect of Israel's brutal occupation and expansionist agenda. At a time when a genocide is unfolding in Gaza, entering into agreements with representatives of the Netan...