Allegations against my family fabricated: Kerala CM

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan lashed out at the criticisms levelled against him and his family. He said he had always opposed corruption in his public life and now an attempt is being made to drag his family into controversies.
“If a person levels corruption allegations against me and my family, do you think that it will become the truth. I have stood against corruption in my public life and that is the reason why I am able to face these allegations with courage,” he said.
The CM flayed BJP state president K Surendran for raising baseless allegations. “I feel sympathetic for the party which has made him the state unit president. He is a deranged person,” alleged Vijayan.
The LDF government has created an impeccable record over the past four years and the opposition could not even raise a single corruption allegation. This is the reason why allegations are being fabricated now with political interests. Keralites are well aware of what happened during the time of previous UDF regime and what corruption charges were raised against them. The last year of the UDF government was marred by several controversies that people remember even today, he added.
CM stands by minister
Vijayan also continued to shield minister K T Jaleel by claiming that he had done nothing wrong. “All the present allegations are fabricated and there is a conspiracy behind all this. IUML and BJP are part of it. Merely because someone raises an allegation against Jaleel, he cannot be considered an accused,” he said.
IUML’s feud with Jaleel is something that began years ago after he quit and joined LDF. It is strange that now IUML and BJP are conspiring against Jaleel. They have other intentions which the people are aware of, he added.
Vijayan said questioning by Enforcement Directorate is not an unusual development. “It will be the first such instance for a minister in LDF government. The questioning by investigating agencies is not a big thing and this has occurred several times earlier too. Only if they find substantial evidence, the issue becomes serious,” he said.