Kerala CM Satheesan says all VACB findings leading to his exoneration in Punarjani case were made under LDF govt
Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan stated that the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau findings that exonerated him in the Punarjani case were established during the previous LDF government's tenure. He claims the case was politically motivated and used as a distraction during elections.
Why it matters
The statement clarifies the timeline of a high-profile corruption investigation, highlighting the intersection of legal proceedings and political maneuvering in state governance.
All the findings of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) that led the United Democratic Front ( UDF) government to drop the long-pending corruption charges against Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan over the Punarjani foreign fund scheme was made during the tenure of the previous Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, Mr. Satheesan has said.
Addressing a press conference after the Cabinet meeting here on Wednesday, he said the VACB carried out no investigation or proceedings after the Congress-led UDF came to power.
The allegations concerned the marshalling of foreign funds for rehabilitating flood victims in his constituency in Paravur, Ernakulam, in 2019. The UDF government took the decision to drop the case on July 30, with Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala accusing the previous LDF government of foisting a politically motivated case against Mr. Satheesan.
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