Politics, films...influential in all sectors, there won’t be any other son who had used his father's address as much as Bineesh

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The present state of the CPM is between the devil and the deep blue sea. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of party state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, at a time when the party was thinking how to justify the arrest of M Sivasankar. The ED took him into custody in the Bengaluru drug case and his arrest was registered in an hour’s time.

Bineesh Kodiyeri was a sensational hero during the tenure of the LDF Government. When controversies stoke, the justification would be that children are not party members and that parents are not responsible for what they do. However this time such justifications will not help either the party or the government. Although he has no responsibilities in the CPM, Bineesh regularly attends party conventions. He has acted in some movies and was in news for his connections with some pravasis.

Main accused Anoop Muhammed had stated that Bineesh called him on July 10 on the day Swapna was arrested in the gold smuggling case. Bineesh had agreed to have lent money to Anoop to start a hotel. During last interrogation, it was revealed that majority of people who gave money to Anoop Mohammad have close links with Bineesh Kodiyeri.

Many including Anoop Muhammed lodged in Parappana Agrahara Jail were questioned soon after the ED started probe on money transactions related to Bengaluru drug deal case. The ED reached Bineesh based on the statement of Anoop.

It was alleged that many criminal cases against Bineesh were withdrawn when Kodiyeri Balakrishnan served as the home minister.

The government and the CPM already embroiled in the gold smuggling case are sure that the new allegations against Bineesh will be headache for them.