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Oommen Chandy government the first one to be hit by SC order nixing the use of CMs' photographs from ads

The court order came on May 13, and it seems the public relations department had to quickly rethink its newspaper ad celebrating four years of the UDF government on May 18, minus a smiling CM.

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The Oommen Chandy government in Kerala seems to be the first one to be hit by the Supreme Court order nixing the use of photographs of CMs from government advertisements. The court order came on May 13, and it seems the public relations department had to quickly rethink its newspaper ad celebrating four years of the UDF government on May 18, minus a smiling CM. The result: an ad with blurred pictures of farmers and women and tiny fonts.

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