Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s security is being beefed up further with immediate effect following threats from a different group of species in Kerala. As on date, Vijayan has the maximum security in the country to save him from the BJP and RSS activists who wave black flag whenever his cavalcade of cars passes along the roads.

People in the routes through which the Chief Minister travels are asked not to wear black dress and from carrying black umbrellas lest the security commandos would misunderstand the same as a kind of demonstration against Vijayan.

The new threat to the Chief Minister’s life is not from human beings but from Asian Palm Civet, also known as toddy cat or musang. Vijayan’s official bungalow Cliff House has become the hunting ground of these rather harmless animals, which according to wild life enthusiasts are facing the threat of extinction.

“The roofs of the house are fully infested with these Palm Civets and they do not allow me to sleep peacefully,” the Chief Minister reportedly told a group of Ministers and forest officials which has been constituted to control these animals from running helter-skelter in the bungalow.

 Vijayan is upset that the Palm Civets are targeting him, robbing him of his sleep and denying him the water meant for consuming during night hours. “My well ironed shirts, dhotis and even undergarments get spoiled as these animals urinate and defecate on them. The smell of their urine and excreta are awful and I do not know why these animals selectively target me,” said Vijayan.

 The forest department officials are busy devising plans to trap the Palm Civets and hand them over to the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo. But the zoo is not far from the Chief Minister’s palace, and it’s likely to return with full force to torment him. Interestingly, there has been no complaint against the Palm Civets by Vijayan’s spouse, Kamala, who has been spared from the attacks by them.

“Even the Palm Civets in Kerala have turned against the Chief Minister. Since Vijayan is under a heavy security blanket, the common man cannot approach him with their grievances and that could be the reason why the responsibility has fallen on Palm Civets. The Government of India should consider honouring the Palm Civets with some kind of national awards for their bravery and fearlessness,” said A Jayashankar, political observer.

Wildlife enthusiasts are of the view that the Chief Minister can save himself  from the attacks of Palm Civets by offering them fruits and vegetables. “All he has to do is to leave bunches of bananas or sweet fruits on the dining table. It is because of the heavy security and denial of food to them that the civets urinate and defecate selectively on the Chief Minister’s designer costumes,” said a leading wildlife activist.

The non-stop protest demonstrations by the Palm Civets have upset Vijayan’s rhythm of life as was evident from Wednesday evening’s “Face To Face” programme addressed by him at the Capital city.

When the anchor person complimented the Chief Minister for his one hour long speech, Vijayan turned red and shouted at her and told her that he doesn’t want such kind of flattery.

The question being asked all over Kerala is “Pinarayi Vijayan ko gussa kyon aata hai”?