KOZHIKODE: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday publically complimented the Narendra Modi government for its "creative response" and support towards Kerala's development.Speaking at a reception accorded to him by the CPM-ruled Kozhikode corporation here, the chief minister said that the responses by the prime minister and other ministers to the development needs of the state were very positive. "You all know that we have political differences, but the truth is that it has not been reflected when we raised the general issues concerning the state," he said.Vijayan added that as Kerala does not have much financial resources, help from the Centre was crucial for carrying forward the state's development."There had been some differences in this regard in the past, but our experience with the present Union government had been different," he said adding that for instance, minister of road transport Nitin Gadgari has promised that the Centre was ready to allot as much money that was needed for road development in the state."The minister said that money wouldn't be a problem if land was made available. Accordingly, the state government has decided to fast track the land acquisition for road development," said Pinarayi.The public praise of the Union government by a CPM chief minister is a departure from the usual 'Centre is neglecting us' line.Interestingly, the CPM had in 2009 expelled former Kannur MP A P Abdullakutty for praising Narendra Modi while he was the Gujarat chief minister. The CPM Kannur district committee had accused the MP of breaching party discipline by joining "class enemies" after he said at a function in Dubai that Modi should be made the model for attracting private investment to a state.The CPM had also trained its gun on Shibu Baby John , the labour minister in the previous UDF government, for meeting Modi while on a visit to Gujarat in 2013.Interestingly, Pinarayi praised the Modi government at the reception which was boycotted by UDF councillors but attended by the BJP members in the council.Later, speaking at an interactive meeting at Hotel Taj Gateway, the chief minister said that the government was considering allowing qualified architects to sanction building plans through a self- certification system. The chief minister said about the proposal after the association of architects complained that they were facing huge time delays, often running to years, in getting building plans approved.Replying to another question, he said the state government planned to meet the prime minister and the Union railway minister, demanding steps to ensure safety of rail passengers in the state in the light of frequent accidents and reports of cracks in railway lines. He said the government was hopeful of wide bodied aircraft resuming operations from Karipur airport after the completion of the ongoing runway strengthening works. "There had been some confusion in the amount to be offered to local residents who have to part with their land as the minister mistakenly added one more zero in the amount. I have corrected it in the assembly," he said.Earlier, speaking to media persons at the Government Guest House, he said the state government would oppose the higher fee charged by three self-financing medical colleges who had not entered into any agreements with the state.