Thangkabalu appears before police, denies owing money to deceased Congress functionary
The Hindu
Former TNCC president denies owing money in investigation of Congress leader's death; ongoing fair investigation with statements from involved parties.
Former TNCC president K.V. Thangkabalu on Tuesday appeared before a special police team investigating the death of Congress Tirunelveli East district president K.P.K Jayakumar, and categorically denied owing any money to him. Jayakumar’s charred body was found in the district recently.
A letter purportedly written by Jayakumar had claimed that eight persons, including Mr. Thangkabalu, had issued a death threat to him following certain financial transactions. It had claimed that the former TNCC president owed him ₹11 lakh.
After appearing before the investigators in a hotel, Mr. Thangkabalu said, “Jayakumar had alleged in the letter that I had received ₹11 lakh from him towards election work in the Tirunelveli constituency, and told him to recover the amount from Nanguneri MLA Ruby R. Manoharan. It is a blatant lie. I never took money from anyone for election work. It was I who gave him his first post in the party.”
He said that he was satisfied with the ongoing investigation “as it is being conducted in a fair manner”.
A team led by Inspector Kannan held inquires with Mr. Thangkabalu at a hotel in Vannarpet. The Congress leader submitted a written statement and answered their questions.
Another team inquired with Mr. Manoharan at Arasoor Poochikaadu in Thoothukudi district and obtained his statement.
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