Don’t panic when Central agencies come to Kerala to probe various issues: Suresh Gopi

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Union Minister of State for Tourism Suresh Gopi addressing a NDA candidates conscionable   of the Kollam Corporation connected  Thursday.

Union Minister of State for Tourism Suresh Gopi addressing a NDA candidates conscionable of the Kollam Corporation connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: C. SURESHKUMAR

Union Minister of State for Tourism Suresh Gopi said connected Thursday that assorted Central agencies would soon beryllium arriving successful Kerala to analyse a fig of issues, including the KIIFB masala bonds case, successful what was wide interpreted arsenic a pointed informing to those involved.

Mr. Gopi said that each specified issues, including the Sabarimala golden nonaccomplishment and the intersexual battle allegations against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, should not impact the predetermination process.

“All that tin beryllium discussed and addressed aft the section assemblage polls. So, don’t look astatine immoderate different issues. For each that, determination is instrumentality and constabulary here. Apart from that, CBI, NIA and ED volition besides travel successful transportation with those matters. At that time, delight bash not footwear astir successful panic,” helium said astatine a enactment lawsuit here.

He further said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) announcement to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was not for his idiosyncratic quality but to question the accounts successful transportation with the masala bonds issued by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).

The ED has issued amusement origin notices to Mr. Vijayan, erstwhile Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac and KIIFB CEO K.M. Abraham successful the masala enslaved case. The ED probe is related to the end-use of ₹2,000 crore raised by KIIFB done masala bonds, and its compliance with the FEMA norms.

Mr. Gopi said that infrastructure improvement and advancement of Kerala, and however voting for the BJP volition assistance successful that, should beryllium the points of treatment during the section assemblage canvass campaign.

Mr. Gopi besides said that the State has to beryllium prepared for the coming of the Olympics to India. It is not a specified dream, but a “kalpana” that volition go a reality. The sports infrastructure successful the State has to beryllium upgraded earlier that and for that, voting for the BJP successful the section assemblage and Assembly polls was necessary, helium said.

Published - December 04, 2025 08:39 p.m. IST

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