Just a day after Kerala Lokayukta said that the state minister K.T. Jaleel has no moral right to continue in the office as he ‘misused’ his power and indulged in spreading ‘nepotism’.
Now, the opposition BJP has raised the question on CM Pinarayi Vijayan by saying that why he is silent on the issue and also demanded Jaleel’s resignation.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedhan told the media that it appears that Vijayan is afraid of Jaleel.
“Vijayan if he has any scruples left should have asked Jaleel to quit the moment the Lokayukta came out with its verdict. But he has not done it. All are asking if Jaleel enjoys his full confidence more than three other State Ministers (E.P. Jayarajan, A.K. Saseendran and late Thomas Chandy) who had to quit when allegations against them surfaced, but when it came to Jaleel, all through, Vijayan has been strongly defending him. So it means Vijayan is afraid of Jaleel,” said Muraleedharan.
“We now hear that Jaleel is going to seek legal redress on the Lokayukta verdict and we wish to know if this was suggested by Vijayan himself. Jaleel became the first State Minister to be questioned by central agencies and here also Vijayan supported him. We wish to know what’s the secret bond between Vijayan and Jaleel,” added Muraleedharan.
CM Vijayan was tested positive for COVID-19 just two days back and that could also be the reason for his silence as he is in isolation.