THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a response to KPCC President Mullappally Ramachandran’s statement on the police DGP’s appointment, CPM State Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said that Pinarayi Vijayan is not the type of Chief Minister who’ll shiver at the sight of PM Modi. “A person like Mullappally shouldn’t have said such a substandard statement. Why didn’t he take actions on the file report when he was the minister?”, asked Kodiyeri.

Mullappally Ramchandran had earlier made allegations that Loknath Behra, who was a former NIA chief, covered up Ishrath Jahan case involving Narendra Modi and Amith Shah, who were respectively the then Chief Minister and Home Minister of the Gujarat at the time. “Loknath Behra was made the DGP of the state by Pinarayi Vijayan under the direction of Narendra Modi as a token of gratitude for covering up the case.”, Ramachandran said.