Suresh Gopi suggests probe against actors an attempt to ‘divert focus’ from Sabarimala gold controversy

Union Minister Suresh Gopi suggested connected Friday (October 10, 2025) that the probe against movie personalities was an effort to divert attraction from the Sabarimala gold-plating controversy.

Responding to questions during a nationalist enactment astatine Akathethara successful Palakkad, Kerala, Mr. Gopi said: "Two movie actors person been enactment earlier the Kerala nationalist for judgement to play down the Sabarimala golden issue".

He, however, helium did not specify names of the actors oregon the case.

"The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are intensifying their probe. As a Union minister, I should not remark further," helium said.

Mr. Gopi added that specified instances were not unusual. "Whenever an incidental arises that puts the authorities successful the dock, determination is simply a inclination of tarnishing shining personalities done constabulary action. More specified stories volition come," helium remarked.

The actor-turned-politician has been holding akin enactment programmes crossed Kerala for the past month. Some of his earlier comments, including those related to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to beryllium started successful Alappuzha, person drawn crisp governmental criticism.

Currently, actors Dulquer Salmaan, Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Amit Chakkalakkal are nether the scanner of Customs and the ED successful transportation with the alleged smuggling of luxury cars from Bhutan.