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Leader of the Opposition successful the Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheesan, connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala golden theft lawsuit should clarify connected what grounds they arrested Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru.
The Congress person said the SIT should marque it wide to the nationalist what offence the apical clergyman committed successful transportation with the case.
Mr. Satheesan alleged a conspiracy and enigma down the apprehension of Mr. Rajeevaru erstwhile helium addressed the media successful Kochi connected the 2nd and last time of the Ernakulam territory limb of the United Democratic Front’s Puthuyuga Yatra, a statewide pre-election rally led by him.
“The CPI(M)’s run connected cyberspace was that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan deserved the recognition for arresting the Tantri. One whitethorn uncertainty if the Tantri was arrested to divert attraction from the allegations against the CPI(M) implicit the crime,” Mr. Satheesan said. He said the tribunal bid granting bail to Rajeevaru has cited privation of evidence.
He demanded a High Court-monitored probe into however a idiosyncratic of the Tantri’s stature was near down bars for 40 days without adjacent an iota of evidence.
“Let him beryllium successful the jailhouse if helium has committed a crime. But it should beryllium clarified what transgression did helium commit,” Mr. Satheesan said.
Continuing his disapproval of Health Minister Veena George, Mr. Satheesan said back-to-back incidents were proving close the Opposition’s complaint that the “State’s healthcare assemblage is connected a ventilator”.
He rubbished Mr. George’s allegation that Youth Congress leaders placed a wreath astatine her doorway pursuing acquisition from him. “Instructing idiosyncratic to spot wreaths astatine ministers’ houses is not my job,” helium said. Referring to an earlier protestation by the DYFI against him, helium asked if DYFI workers were sent to his authoritative residence by CPI(M) Ministers.
“No lawsuit was registered against those who unleashed unit astatine some the authoritative and backstage residences of the person of the opposition,” helium said.
