THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Monday tweeted a photo of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and gold smuggling case suspect Swapna Suresh attending a function; both are seen in the same frame.

However, the picture tweeted on his official Twitter was removed within 30 minutes.

The picture was replaced with another picture with the caption that ‘The governor is addressing the online knowledge series organized on July 5 by Jeevanrang’.

The picture pertains to the function that took place in Raj Bhavan on Sunday.

The Rajbhavan also gives the explanation that the earlier picture was posted by mistake.

Meanwhile, the chief minister has countered the allegation against him, saying that neither he nor his office has any role in the smuggling. “The intention of those who are trying to drag me into the matter is bad.

The chief minister said that he would give full support to the probe of the Customs department. He also hailed the officers who successfully busted the gold smuggling racket.