Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (IANS) Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil said on Saturday that Kerala voters are prepared to remove Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the upcoming Assembly elections, as they did with the ruling Left in the December 2023 local body polls. Mamkootathil alleged that renewed attention on the Sabarimala gold heist case and the questioning of Congress leaders by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) was a politically motivated effort by what he called an “anti-peopl…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) The Sabarimala gold theft case continued to dominate Kerala’s political discourse on Thursday, with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti walking out of jail after securing statutory bail, even as the issue triggered an uproar in the State Assembly for the fourth consecutive day.The Assembly has been adjourned and will now reconvene on February 23.Potti, named as the first accused in the chargesheet filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), is among the 13 accu…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly was thrown into chaos on Tuesday as the ruling front and the opposition clashed sharply over allegations that the investigation into the Sabarimala gold smuggling case was being deliberately derailed, and the protest ended with Leader of Opposition (LoP) V.D. Satheesan leading the entire opposition out of the house for the day.Intense protests by the opposition forced repeated adjournments, turning the House into a scene of shouting matches, p…
Thiruvananthapuram/Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold heist case questioned actor Jayaram, a move that investigators describe as crucial in establishing the alleged diversion of gold plates meant for the hill shrine.The questioning was carried out at the actor’s residence in Chennai, following which the SIT indicated that Jayaram would be arraigned as a key witness in the case.In his statement, Jayaram confirmed that the gold plates, which w…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 24 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan, on Saturday, launched a sharp attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government over the handling of the Sabarimala gold theft case, alleging serious lapses by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) due to pressure from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) which, he said, enabled the primary accused to secure statutory bail. Speaking to the media here, Satheesan said the SIT’s failure to file charge sheets w…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly on Thursday remained paralysed as the Opposition sharpened its attack on the CPI(M)-led government over the Sabarimala gold theft, with Leader of the Opposition (LoP), V.D. Satheesan, asserting that the issue warranted ministerial resignations, not another round of legislative debate.Addressing the media outside the Assembly, LoP Satheesan said the Opposition had deliberately refrained from giving notice for a discussion as there was “nothi…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) Former Devaswom Minister and senior CPI(M) legislator Kadakampally Surendran has emerged as the ruling party’s most embattled face in the unfolding Sabarimala gold theft controversy, with developments inside and outside the Kerala Assembly on Thursday underlining a growing dissonance within the Left Front’s public narrative.On Wednesday, breaking his silence amid mounting pressure, Surendran told the media that he had visited the residence of prime accused Unnik…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly on Thursday witnessed an unprecedented spectacle, with a viral parody song, already a roaring hit on social media, reverberating across the floor of the House amid a heated political confrontation over the Sabarimala gold theft case.The song, ‘Pottiye Ketti’, a parody of a hugely popular Sabarimala devotional hymn, shot to prominence after the controversy surfaced. Its lyrics, which allege that “comrades” were behind the theft of gold plates …
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21 (IANS) From Kalluvathukal to Sabarimala, veteran CPI-M legislator Kadakampally Surendran’s long public life has once again come under scrutiny, as the former Devaswom Minister on Wednesday offered clarifications on his association with Sabarimala gold heist case prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti.Interacting with the media here, Surendran said he had visited Potti’s house in 2017 only to attend a child’s ceremonial function and denied any inappropriate relationship…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 20 (IANS) The Sabarimala temple gold theft case took a significant legal turn on Tuesday with the Kollam Vigilance Court granting statutory bail to prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti in the case relating to the alleged replacement and theft of ‘dwarapalaka (guardians)’ gold plates.The bail was granted after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) failed to file a charge sheet within the mandatory 90-day period following his arrest.The court order entitles the accused to defaul…