1991 movie Sandesam still relevant in Kerala

I'm not really into kerala politics anymore, but I do catch the news occasionally, especially when Kerala media goes all out on a story like Arjun going missing. I was studying abroad for 3 years, so I'm a bit out of the loop. While watching an interview with Pisharadi, something came up that made me think of a question. I figured this would be the best place to ask