Kerala Devaswom Minister Seeks Withdrawal of TDB Circular as CPI(M) Calls Indictment Premature
Minister K. Muraleedharan requested the removal of a TDB circular appointing officials under probe, while A. Padmakumar was arrested in the Sabarimala gold‑plated copper panel case. CPI(M) leader M.V. Govindan cautioned against treating the indictment as proof of guilt.
A. Padmakumar was arrested and remanded in judicial custody on Thursday in connection with the Sabarimala gold‑plated copper panel misappropriation case, according to waqtdiawaz.com.
Kerala Devaswom Minister K. Muraleedharan sought the withdrawal of a Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) circular that appointed officials who are facing a probe, as reported by The Hindu.
Muraleedharan added that the Devaswom department could decide on further action in the gold loss case only after the Special Investigation Team files its chargesheets in the two related cases, The Hindu noted.
CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan told a press conference that it was inherently erroneous to presume that Padmakumar’s indictment in the case amounted to a judicial validation of guilt, according to waqtdiawaz.com.
Govindan said the trajectory of the investigation and the outcome of the case would determine the CPI(M)’s course of action, waqtdiawaz.com reported.
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