THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to the chief minister, is a betrayer, said Minister G Sudhakaran. The chief minister has not done any mistake knowingly. Pinarayi is not constitutionally liable for crimes committed unknowingly and the stink had reached only Sivasankar, he said.

‘What happened was a crime committed by others as part of the administration. Pinarayi is not constitutionally liable for crimes committed unknowingly. Though it has not been proved that he is involved in the gold smuggling, he betrayed the government. There are some bad ones amongst the IAS officers. The opposition and the BJP haunted Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the month of Ramayana. He was haunted in the month believed to avoid monstrous expressions. They have not been able to digest the spirit of Ramayana month. The CPM has decided to behave politely towards the media.