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Kochi, June 20 (IANS) In a major development in the controversial microfinance irregularities case, the Vigilance Director has approved the first chargesheet against SNDP Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan, marking a crucial step in a long-running probe involving one of Kerala’s prominent community leaders.The Vigilance department informed the Kerala High Court that the chargesheet has been finalised in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the disbursal of a Rs 10 lakh …

Kochi, March 12 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday dealt a major setback to Vellappally Natesan by removing him from the post of General Secretary of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP Yogam) and disqualifying the organisation’s entire Board of office-bearers for violations of corporate regulations.SNDP is the social wing of the powerful Hindu Ezhava community and he has been at the helm of affairs for the past more than quarter of a century.The order was issued by a Bench o…