Kerala govt's new engagement rules bring it bad PR with journalists

If you are a journalist in Kerala, get ready to negotiate some additional hurdles. A circular issued by Additional Chief Secretary Subrata Biswas said the state chief minister and other ministers must inform the administration's public relations department (PRD) in advance if they were planning to interact with the media at public venues. Don't ask why. The circular said the media created “unnecessary crowd” at airports, railway stations, guest houses and other public places “to get responses from prominent persons”. The state home ministry's circular barred certain departments from interacting with the media and urged the PRD to set up