Congress’s Raju P. Nair alleges blackmail bid behind Anto Augustine’s revelations on Keralam CM’s ‘marriage papers’
Congress leader Raju P. Nair has alleged that recent revelations regarding the Kerala Chief Minister's marriage were part of a blackmail conspiracy. Nair has requested a police investigation into the motives of the media outlet that published the claims.
Why it matters
The case underscores the intersection of political rivalry, media ethics, and legal investigations into alleged defamation and blackmail.
Congress leader Raju P. Nair on Saturday said that he suspected a conspiracy to destabilise the V.D. Satheesan-led Keralam government behind the allegations that the Chief Minister had entered into a second marriage while his existing marriage was subsisting.
Mr. Nair, a Congress spokesperson, said he had conveyed his doubts to the Kalamassery police probing a complaint filed by him seeking a probe into the alleged conspiracy.
He was speaking to the media after appearing before the police to record his statement in the case registered against Reporter TV managing director Anto Augustine and two identifiable persons.
Mr. Nair said he was suspicious of the context in which Mr. Augustine made the revelation that two people had approached him with documents of Mr. Satheesan’s second marriage, which were later found to be fabricated by his team of journalists.
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