India, Oct. 24 -- Keralam Governor Om Prakash Mathur came under fire from the Congress and the CPI(M), his first day in office, following reports that he had instructed the Lok Bhavan kitchen to prepare exclusively vegetarian meals. .

A section of the media said that Mathur had directed that non vegetarian delicacies should not be prepared or served in the Lok Bhavan kitchen. The reports came up in the local media on Thursday, reported news agency PTI.

Mathur assumed office as the 29th Governor of Keralam at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan here on Friday. He succeeds Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who has been appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu.

AICC general secretary K C Venugopal took aim at Mathur over the move, alleging that the reported...