KERALA chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said his government maintains a warm relationship with the IAS fraternity, in an apparent bid to normalize ties between the Kerala government and top administrators after IAS officers had threatened to take causal leave en-mass against what they called “abuse of power” by state's director of vigilance and anti-corruption bureau Jacob Thomas. The officers, however, called off their proposed strike on January 9 after chief minster Vijayan took a strong stand. As reported, there was a stand-off between state CM and state chief secretary as well. Here are 10 things to explain the government-IAS friction in Kerala: