Amid tense ties between Kerala's CPI(M) government and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, CM Pinarayi Vijayan released Raj Bhavan's magazine, Rajahams. During the event, 'Bharat Mata' portrait was absent from the dais, unlike previous occasions, avoiding controversies that had sparked protests from ministers and student groups. CM Vijayan handed inaugural copy to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.