Keralam’s new Governor, Om Prakash Mathur, faced controversy on his first day in office on Friday after he ordered that the Lok Bhavan kitchen be made strictly vegetarian.
Published: October 24, 2026, 11:06 AM IST
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Kerala Governor Banned Non-Veg Food In Lok Bhavan Kitchen: The first day in office for Om Prakash Mathur, Keralam’s new Governor, did not go the way he wanted and his very first order has sparked a new controversy in the political arena, with the ruling Congress and opposition CPI(M) criticising his reported decision to ban non-vegetarian food in the Lok Bhavan kitchen, making it strictly vegetarianBoth Congress and CPI(M) accused the governor of pushing the RSS agenda in the Lok BhavanCongress veteran leader KC Venugopal alleged that the decision had gone too far.