Governor Arif Mohammed Khan confronted SFI protesters waving black flags en route to Thiruvananthapuram airport. He accused the Chief Minister of conspiring to harm him and called the protesters ‘bloody criminals’. The incident occurred near Kerala University library and General Hospital junction. The governor stopped his car at Pettah and dared the protesters to hit him. Police arrested 19 SFI workers, including seven for banging on the governor’s vehicle.