Pinarayi Vijayan strikes a defiant tone as UDF government in Keralam weighs ED’s demand to implicate him, kin in CMRL case
Former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has condemned the Enforcement Directorate's efforts to implicate him and his family in the CMRL-Exalogic corruption case. He labeled the investigation a politically motivated attempt by the UDF government to undermine his party.
Why it matters
The case represents a high-stakes political conflict involving allegations of corruption against a prominent opposition leader and his family.
Leader of the Opposition in Keralam Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) struck a defiant tone as the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government “actively reviews” the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) demand to incriminate him, his daughter T. Veena and son-in-law and former Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas, in what has come to be known as the CMRL-Exalogic “pay-off” case.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s [CPI(M)] local committee office at Mannar in Alappuzha, Mr. Vijayan termed the ED’s request to the State Police Chief (SPC) to register a case against him and his family under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) as a “shameful” subversion of the criminal justice system for political ends.
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