Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called for an emergency meeting to address concerns over prison security, following the escape of convict Govindachamy from Kannur Central Jail. The meeting is scheduled for 11 am on Saturday, according to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office.

The meeting will focus on reviewing and strengthening security measures in prisons across the state. It will be attended by the State Police Chief, the Director General of Prisons, the Home Secretary, and other senior officials from both the police and prisons departments.

Meanwhile, there are reports that Govindachamy may be transferred to Viyyur Central Jail. At present, he remains in the custody of the Kannur Town Police.

The opposition Congress-led UDF on Friday slammed the Left government in Kerala over the jailbreak.

The opposition termed the government as "incompetent" and alleged that "inside help" was provided for the jailbreak to the convict, who was caught later from within the Kannur city limits.

Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan alleged that the Kannur central jail was actually "ruled by the prisoners," many of whom were "favourites" of the Left government.

"These prisoners have the latest mobile phones and food of their choice is provided to them. We have raised these points earlier also," he said.

Regarding the jailbreak, Satheesan questioned how the convict got so many clothes to make a rope, how did he climb the walls with only one good arm, as his left arm is missing a hand, from where did he get the tools to cut through the bars of his cell and why there was a delay in informing the police about the escape.

"The golden hours of investigation were lost due to the delay in informing the police. The convict was caught due to the vigilance of the public. It is a humiliating incident for the government," he claimed.

He also joked about how Govindachamy could climb the walls with only one good hand. "We have not even seen Tarzan swinging from ropes with one hand," he said .