Suresh Gopi says ‘won’t seek votes’ without laying foundation for AIIMS in Keralam

By The Hindu Staff

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Suresh Gopi says ‘won’t seek votes’ without laying foundation for AIIMS in Keralam — Photo credit: The Hindu

Union Minister Suresh Gopi | Photo Credit: The Hindu

Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Suresh Gopi, MP, has said that he “will not come seeking votes” without laying the foundation for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) campus in Keralam.

Mr. Gopi’s comment in Thrissur on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) that he would stick to his stance was the latest salvo in the ongoing public skirmish between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s MP from Thrissur and State Health Minister K. Muraleedharan over Keralam’s two-decade-old “unrealised dream” of an AIIMS in the State.

The political controversy over AIIMS had escalated after the Union government recently told the Kerala High Court that an AIIMS in Keralam was not an immediate priority for the BJP-led Central government.

The Centre said the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme focussed on States with shaky healthcare infrastructure, and Keralam had a robust medical and research ecosystem, prompting the High Court to ask whether the State’s superior health indicators impeded the establishment of AIIMS.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 8, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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