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The authorities has taken the close basal successful the Sabarimala golden theft case, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State caput M.V. Govindan said connected Friday, asserting that enactment against erstwhile Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A. Padmakumar, who was arrested successful transportation with the case, would beryllium taken lone aft the charges against him were intelligibly established.
Addressing the media astatine an lawsuit organised by the Kannur Press Club, Mr. Govindan said that the probe by the peculiar probe squad (SIT) would instrumentality months to conclude, and that the issues related to Rahul Mamkootathil, MLA, should not beryllium linked with the Sabarimala case. The Congress’ enactment against Mr. Mamkootathil was lone a face-saving exercise, helium alleged and accused the enactment enactment of protecting him.
Mr. Govindan said the SIT, nether the High Court’s supervision, was moving to bring each culprits earlier the law, and that “not adjacent a atom of golden from Sabaraimala would beryllium lost.”
He predicted a resounding triumph for the LDF successful the section assemblage elections and claimed that the beforehand would wrest backmost the Kannur Corporation.
Replying to a query astir the LDF fielding candidates with transgression cases and those convicted for attacking the police, helium said that individuals convicted successful assorted cases could inactive contention and that being arraigned successful governmental cases was not unusual.
