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Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] workers came retired connected the streets crossed Kerala connected Wednesday to protestation against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids connected the houses of erstwhile Kerala Chief Minister and CPI(M) Polit Bureau subordinate Pinarayi Vijayan. Even arsenic the raid was ongoing astatine his residence successful Thiruvananthapuram, enactment workers gathered successful ample numbers raising slogans against the Bharaitya Janata Party-led Union authorities and the ED.
Addressing a property league here, CPI(M) State Secretary M.V.Govindan said that the raids are “the latest lawsuit of a planned attack” against the CPI(M) by the Sangh Parivar and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The enactment volition powerfully defy specified attempts politically and legally, with the enactment of the masses, helium said.
The raids are portion of the long-running enquiry into whether Mr. Vijayan’s girl and erstwhile IT consultant, T. Veena’s now-defunct firm, Exalogic, had received sizeable monthly retainers from Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), a backstage mining company, during the 2017-2021 play allegedly without rendering immoderate tangible service.
Mr. Govindan said that respective Central agencies, including the Income Tax department, Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) and the ED had carried retired investigations successful the past. The High Court arsenic good arsenic the Supreme Court had successful the past dismissed these allegations, helium said.
(The Kerala High Court had dismissed a petition seeking a court-monitored probe against Mr Vijayan and his daughter, Ms. Veena, successful transportation with the latter’s fiscal transactions with CMRL arsenic the mining firm’s IT advisor during the 2017-2021 period.
(The High Court recovered nary grounds that established a cognisable offence nether the Prevention of Corruption Act. Later successful October 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed Congress person Mathew Kuzhalnadan’s aforesaid plea and cautioned him against utilizing courts arsenic platforms for governmental battles.)
Mr. Govindan accused the Congress and the United Democratic Front (UDF) of being hand-in-glove with the BJP “as the Central agencies hunted large Opposition leaders crossed the country.”
‘Two UDF Ministers’ names besides came up’
“The Congress’ nationalist leaders came to Kerala and asked wherefore Mr.Vijayan was not being arrested. It was the Congress’ petition which served arsenic the ground for erstwhile Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest. The Delhi High Court aboriginal dumped these allegations arsenic baseless. Similar attempts are present being made successful Kerala to people Mr.Vijayan and the CPI(M). Two UDF Ministers’ names besides came up successful the CMRL transactions. However determination has been nary lawsuit oregon probe against them. People fishy that Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday (Tuesday), and the UDF are supportive of these raids. The Congress has been alleging a woody betwixt the CPI(M) and the BJP, but present the existent woody betwixt the Congress and the BJP has been proven,” helium said.
Mr. Govindan questioned the ground connected which the ED detained Mr. Vijayan, noting that helium is not an accused successful the case.
“This is simply a politically motivated onslaught against the party. No FIR adjacent exists successful this case. The High Court lone said that the probe anterior to the registration of an FIR tin continue. The enactment would not person intervened if this was a lawsuit against Ms.Veena alone, but present an effort is being made to arraign Mr.Vijayan arsenic an accused and done him onslaught the party,” helium said.
Mr. Govindan said the CPI(M) would organise torch-lit protests astatine each enactment subdivision committees crossed the State connected Wednesday evening against the effort to people Mr.Vijayan and the party. Mass protests are besides being held astatine each local, country and territory levels.
Tharoor refutes Brittas’ charges
Meanwhile, Congress Working Committee (CWC) subordinate Shashi Tharoor, MP, has refuted CPI(M) person and MP John Brittas’ contention that the Congress actively aided the ED raids connected Pinarayi Vijayan.
