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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who has been at odds with the ruling CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front government on a wide range of issues on Thursday concluded the government’s customary policy address in the Assembly by only reading out its last paragraph. 

The Kerala Governor who reached the Assembly at around 9 am concluded the policy address before 9:02 am and left the House by 9:04 am, as reported by the news agency PTI. 

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Khan started his customary address by greeting everyone in the House and said, "I will now read the last para." The Governor concluded the 62-page policy address by reading out loud the last 136 paragraphs saying, “Let us remember that our greatest legacy lies not in buildings or monuments, but in the respect and regard we show to the priceless legacy of the Constitution of India and the timeless values of democracy, secularism, federalism and social justice."

He emphasised that the essence of cooperative federalism is what has kept India united and strong all these years. He asserted that everyone's bounden duty is to ensure that this essence is not diluted.

"The essence of cooperative federalism is what has kept our country united and strong all these years. It is our bounden duty to ensure that this essence is not diluted,” Khan was quoted as saying by PTI. 

He concluded his speech with the words "Together, as part of this varied and beautiful nation, we will weave the tapestry of inclusive growth and responsible resilience, overcoming all the challenges that are thrown our way," and took a seat on the dais. 

The Kerala governor and CM Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government have been at loggerheads over several issues, mainly over the functioning of universities in the state and his non-signing of certain bills passed by the Assembly.

Earlier, the Kerala governor Arif Mohammed Khan hit out at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over protests by the Student Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the state.