The political showdown over the midnight raids and the allegations of black money in the ongoing byelection in Palakkad has led to an acrimonious spat between Congress and CPI leaders. Mr. Balan described Mr. Satheesan as a bigger goon than Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Sudhakaran. When the CPI district secretary said that Mr. Mamkootathil had brought black money, …
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday rejected the opposition Congress-led UDF’s demand for a High Court-monitored CBI probe into the sensational gold smuggling case, in which a prime accused had levelled serious allegations against him, his family members and some top bureaucrats. ”The state government cannot say which agency should probe the gold smuggling case as it is not …
