Vigilance court dismisses Congress MLA Kuzhalnadan plea against Kerala CM's daughter's firm

Thiruvananthapuram vigilance court dismisses Congress MLA's plea for probe into financial transactions involving CM's daughter

A vigilance court on May 6 dismissed the petition filed by Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial transactions between a private mining company and the now-defunct IT company of T. Veena, the daughter of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Mr. Kuzhalnadan had initially approached the Special Vigilance Court here, saying the Vigilance Department refused to probe the financial transactions between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd. (CMRL) and Ms. Veena's company Exalogic.

Later, he changed his stance and sought a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial transactions.

The court dismissed the plea after a detailed hearing on the documents submitted by the Congress legislator.

Meanwhile, Mr. Kuzhalnadan said the order was unexpected and will take further action after going through the judgement.

Earlier, a Vigilance Special Court, Muvattupuzha, had dismissed a plea by a social activist for an investigation into the alleged illegal financial transactions between CMRL, Ms. Veena's firm, and the suspected political leaders for want of evidence.

The High Court is currently hearing a revision petition challenging that order in the matter.