Congress legislator Mathew Kuzhalnadan appeared before the Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) officials at Muttom in Idukki on Saturday for questioning related to alleged financial irregularities in his land deals at Chinnakkanal, near Munnar, in Idukki.
After the interrogation, Mr. Kuzhalnadan said that the VACB officials told him about excess land and buildings on his property. “After purchasing the property, I never surveyed the property. The officials also said that the property is situated in surplus land (micha bhoomi) category. I am unaware of such issues,” he said.
According to sources, the VACB, in its initial observation, has claimed that huge irregularities took place during the resort land deal by Mr. Kuzhalnadan. The legislator holds an excess of 50 cents worth of government-owned (Porampoke) land at Chinnakkanal. During the registration period, a 1,000-square-feet building was also kept hidden, and the protection wall of the land was constructed on the government-owned land.
