Kottayam: Local Self-Government Minister MB Rajesh, has come to the rescue of the employees of Thiruvalla Municipality who were served a show-cause notice for shooting a 'reel' at work.
Rajesh has urged the local body not to take disciplinary action against the eight employees, whose Instagram reel, featuring them performing to a popular Malayalam movie song, has gone viral.

Rajesh lauded the efforts of employees who turn up for work even on Sundays. "They came to work on a holiday on the instruction of the district collector as part of formulating measures to tackle heavy rain. From what I understand, they filmed the reel without obstructing their work. The employees have the government's full support for all their creative and cultural activities," he said.

However, the minister warned the employees not to cause disturbance to the public. "The government has already instructed against hosting programmes inside offices during duty hours," Rajesh said.

Earlier, IAS officer Prasanth N extended his support to the employees. "Let such employees, who wholeheartedly work without minding the overtime they put in, enjoy what they do," posted Prasanth on Facebook.