THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman was protected by top guns, opined minister M.M. Mani.

“Sriram is backed by top powers. As a minister, I’m not speaking more about this. After the accident, Sriram went to a private hospital instead of Medical College Hospital. This is to sabotage the case. Killing a person by hitting with a car. Then trying to cover it. It’s a dirty stand. Sriram is well versed in such matter and I believe that he did things accordingly”, the minister said in an interview to a channel.