Congress legislator Mathew Kuzhalnadan moved the Director of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau seeking an anti-corruption inquiry against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter and IT consultant T. Veena.
Mr. Kuzhalnadan contends that the retainer fee paid in instalments by a mining firm based in Kochi to Ms. Veena during the 2016-2020 period was thinly disguised bribes.
Quoting an Income Tax disputes settlement board finding, Mr. Kuzhalnadan argued in his petition that Ms. Veena’s firm had rendered no reciprocal service to justify the retainers estimated at nearly ₹1.72 crore.
