Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 28 -- Senior journalist M G Radhakrishnan has described Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala's public admission of police lapses in the Cheranalloor road accident case as a significant departure from the traditional approach of successive Home Ministers, while stressing that the move must lead to comprehensive police reforms and accountability at all levels.
In a Facebook post titled "A bouquet for Chennithala: What next?", Radhakrishnan said Chennithala's acknowledgement of police mistakes and announcement of action against the erring personnel had sent a different message from the approach of previous governments, which had either defended police excesses or maintained silence over them.
He pointed out that a Home M...