Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said China has built a "superb and unmatched" industrial production system but is "coercive and undemocratic," while addressing IT professionals at Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram. He warned that India has allowed China to capture industrial production while India, the US, and most of the world remain

According to official estimates, the state’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is projected to reach Rs 42,67,771 crore in 2024-25. However, in percentage terms, its economic expansion has lagged behind Karnataka, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu during the post-pandemic period