White hot rhetoric centred on tit-for-tat allegations of ethical breakdowns appears to render Kerala politics increasingly combative.
The high-decibel verbal dares appeared to escalate on Tuesday with Congress leader Mathew Kuzhalnadan, MLA, daring the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to publish Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter, T. Veena’s, finances.
Mr. Kuzhalnadan alleged that the statutory income tax disputes forum’s finding that a mining company based in Kochi paid a considerable sum as retaining fee to Veena’s IT company, allegedly without any tangible reciprocal service, was merely the iceberg’s tip.