: Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan has said that Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s attempt is to split the anti-incumbency votes by taking the help of both SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellappalli Natesan and the BJP.
In a statement here on Monday, Mr. Achuthanandan said both Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala were engaged in an attempt to save Mr. Natesan from facing action for his involvement in the irregularities in the conduct of the microfinance operations. He had submitted letters to both the Chief Minister and the Home Minister seeking an investigation into the allegations. The Chief Minister had passed on the letter to the Home Minister. All that Mr. Chennithala did was to pass on the letter to the Home Secretary. Normally, the letter should have been passed on to the police for follow-up action. This was only a trick to prevent him (Mr. Achuthanandan) from approaching the Court seeking an investigation, he said.
Referring to the Home Minister’s statement that his letters did not contain any specific charge, Mr. Achuthanandan wondered whether Mr. Chennithala had not noticed the happenings at Adoor, Thrissur and Kasaragod in connection with the corruption charges and the action taken by the police. Mr. Chandy was appearing as a Congress leader during daytime and playing communal politics by night with the BJP. He should not try to teach the CPI(M) secular politics.
