THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was due to return from the United States on Saturday following his treatment, will now spend a few days in Dubai before returning home, according to sources.

Instead of landing in Kerala, he is expected to arrive in Dubai on Saturday, according to sources. Even when he presided over the on-line cabinet meeting a few days ago, he made no mention of his change of heart.

It was also reported that , Vijayan will launch the Kerala pavilion at the ongoing Expo in Dubai after a few days of relaxation, and he is said to have scheduled talks with the UAE's highest-ranking officials.

Contrary to reports, the Chief Minister and his wife were accompanied to the United States by a young bureaucrat from his office, not his personal assistant.

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