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There has been a huge earthquake in the politics of the South Indian state of Kerala. After a strict instruction from the Kerala High Court, the troubles of former Chief Minister of the state P. Vijayan and his family are going to increase significantly. In the CMRL-Exalogic monthly payment dispute case, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala gave a big statement on Saturday and announced that on October 12, an FIR will be officially registered by the Vigilance against the former Chief Minister and his family members. This legal action has created a stir in the politics of the state.
Kerala High Court order and Enforcement Directorate investigation
This entire legal noose has been tightened on the basis of concrete evidence and documents presented in the court by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Kerala High Court, in its recent order, has directed Vigilance to register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and investigate it in depth. Along with this, the court has also dissolved the SIT of the crime branch. The main allegation of the ED is that between 2017 and 2019, a huge payment of Rs 3.28 crore was made by the CMRL company to the company ‘Exalogic’ of former CM’s daughter T. Veena, without any actual service.
Whose names are involved in this controversy?
According to the information revealed, not only former Chief Minister P. Vijayan, but other members of his family and close ones have also come under the legal scanner in this case. In the FIR, former CM’s son-in-law and former minister P.A. Apart from Mohammad Riyas and his daughter T. Veena, some other names are also included. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has clarified that the state government will carry forward the legal process by fully respecting these court directions and no need is felt to file any kind of upper appeal against this order.
Court gave instructions to hand over digital evidence and documents
During its hearing, the Kerala High Court has also directed that all the documents, files and digital evidence available with the ED and the SIT which is investigating till now should be immediately handed over to the Vigilance Department so that there is no delay in the investigation process. After this tough stance of the court, it is believed that in the coming days, the investigation and legal noose in this high-profile case may tighten further. This court-monitored vigilance investigation can prove to be very decisive on these serious issues of corruption that are constantly being raised by the opposition parties.