Sabarimala gold theft case: CMO exerted pressure on SIT to delay Kadakampally Surendran’s questioning, alleges V.D. Satheesan

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan connected Tuesday (December 30, 2025) alleged that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s bureau (CMO) had exerted unit connected the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala golden theft lawsuit to hold the questioning of erstwhile Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran till the section assemblage elections were over.

He alleged that it was done purposefully arsenic the questioning of Mr. Surendran astatine the clip of the polls would person further impacted the electoral prospects of the Left front. He was questioned aft the Kerala High Court had criticised the superior stagnation successful the probe. The tribunal had endorsed the presumption expressed by the Opposition that the authorities was exerting unit connected the SIT, helium said.

Mr. Satheesan alleged that Mr. Surendran’s questioning was inevitable arsenic helium had relation successful linking the premier accused Unnikrishnan Potti with the higher-ups successful the Travancore Devaswom Board. He had precise adjacent links with Unnikrishnan Potti and the SIT had received statements to beryllium it, helium claimed.

He alleged that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was hesitant to enactment against 3 enactment leaders, who proceed to stay successful jailhouse successful transportation with the golden theft case. The State enactment of the enactment was not taking enactment arsenic it feared that those successful jailhouse whitethorn spill retired the names of adjacent bigger leaders, helium alleged.