CPI(M) opposes Kerala UDF govt’s clean chit to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan in Punarjani foreign fund case
The CPI(M) has challenged the UDF government's decision to drop FCRA violation charges against Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan. The allegations stem from his 2019 fundraising activities for flood relief, which the CPI(M) claims were conducted without necessary government permissions.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political friction in Kerala regarding the legal accountability of public officials and the strict enforcement of foreign funding regulations.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] on Thursday objected to the United Democratic Front (UDF) government’s dropping of charges against Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan for soliciting foreign funds for the rehabilitation of flood-affected families when he was the Leader of the Opposition in 2019, allegedly in violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
At a press conference, CPI(M) State secretary, M.V. Govindan aired a video clip of Mr Satheesan soliciting 500 pounds each from delegates who attended a conference sponsored by Manappat Foundation, a charitable organisation, for repairing damaged houses and providing sewing machines to families displaced by the 2018 floods in the latter’s constituency in Paravoor in Ernakulam district (Project Punarjani).
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