Sunny Joseph seeks probe into alleged irregularities in CPI(M) martyr’s fund

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Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph connected Saturday demanded that the constabulary registry a lawsuit and behaviour a probe into the alleged irregularities successful the postulation of the CPI(M) martyr’s money astatine Payyannur, stating that the wealth was collected from the nationalist and truthful warranted a due investigation.

Speaking to the media astatine Kannur DCC office, Mr. Joseph said the allegations were superior arsenic they were raised by a elder CPI(M) leader, adding that the contented was “only the extremity of the iceberg”. He dismissed the CPI(M) territory secretary’s assertion that the substance had already been examined astatine the enactment level, saying that specified an mentation was not sufficient.

Wayanad fund

Clarifying allegations related to Wayanad fund, Mr. Joseph said nary wealth had gone missing and that the money was successful the sanction of the KPCC president, with due accounts maintained. He added that the onshore purchased utilizing the money was besides registered successful the KPCC president’s name, with each applicable documents successful place.

On the Sabarimala golden smuggling case, Mr. Joseph said the lawsuit would summation spot erstwhile the golden was recovered, reiterating that the Congress had made its basal earlier. He said projecting Adoor Prakash arsenic a cardinal authorization connected Sabarimala affairs was misleading, arsenic helium had nary relation oregon powerfulness to intervene successful the issue. The probe into the case, helium pointed out, was being handled by the Home section nether the Pinarayi Vijayan authorities and the hold successful filing the chargesheet was aimed astatine helping the accused.

Criticising the Prime Minister’s caller sojourn to Kerala, Mr. Joseph said it had created disappointment alternatively of hope, arsenic nary caller improvement projects were announced and nationalist issues were not addressed. Instead, helium alleged, the Prime Minister chose to level politically motivated and baseless accusations against the Congress, including branding it a Maoist party, which helium termed absurd. He asserted that the Congress had led autarkic India connected the way to progress, and said the attacks stemmed from the BJP’s realisation that the Congress was poised to triumph the upcoming Assembly elections.

Mr. Joseph further said that the Congress remained the main adversary of some BJP and the CPI(M), adding that, successful the Chief Minister’s ain words, the 2 parties were acting arsenic “partners successful convenience”.

Kannur DCC President President Martin George and elder leaders were besides present.

Published - January 24, 2026 05:37 p.m. IST

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