On Tuesday, ED interrogated Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's additional private secretary CM Raveendran for nine hours in connection with the Life Mission scam case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday interrogated Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's additional private secretary CM Raveendran for nine hours in connection with the LIFE Mission scam case.
"While refraining from commenting on the merits of the case under investigation, let me submit that the arrest of Sisodia has lent further force to the argument about certain actions of the central investigation agencies," Pinarayi Vijayan said in the letter.
CM Raveendran, Additional Private Secretary of Kerala CM, arrived at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office for interrogation in the Life Mission scam case on Tuesday.
After Kerala Police conducted raids at Asianet News office, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said broadcasting fake videos cannot be considered media work adding that his government does not attack media outlets that advocate oppositional views.
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan targeted Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and said that the CM is proving that he is a "Modi in dhoti" after the crime branch police team raided the Asianet News office.
Former Congress MLA Anil Akkara has alleged that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has violated Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) regulations in the Wadakkanchery life mission project which was being done by Red Crescent.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been probing alleged violations of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) the flagship scheme of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the state.
Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan read out the remand report during a discussion of the adjournment notice moved by him regarding the Life Mission case in which the Chief Minister's former principal secretary, M Sivasankar, is facing a probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Jafri was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha. He was killed by a mob in the Gulbarg Society massacre on February 28, 2002, following the Godhra incident the previous day.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday lashed out at the BJP over the arrest of AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and said the Central investigative agencies were being used to intimidate the opposition parties and termed it as an attack on democracy.