Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has countered Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s argument that the appointment fraud controversy surrounding Health Minister Veena George’s office was the result of a conspiracy hatched by a section of the media and an agent provocateur to advantage the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition.
Mr. Satheesan said the leading players in the appointment fraud were Left Democratic Front (LDF) associates. The prime accused, Akhil Sajeev, was a Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] member and office secretary of the CITU in Pathanamthitta district.
He alleged that Mr. Sajeev had close links with CPI(M) leaders. Mr. Satheesan said Mr. Vijayan’s conspiracy theory would not pass muster with the public or the CPI(M) workers.
