THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Minister Kadakampally Surendran supports K T Jaleel who was grilled by ED in connection with the gold smuggling case. Kadakampally responded that there is no basis for the present protests and demonstrations going on against Jaleel. There is no need to make a furore over a minister being grilled by ED. Even before him, many ministers were grilled by agencies, Kadakampally said.

Thiruvananthapuram has entered into a state of social spread. In such a peculiar situation, those who take up the street will be held responsible. This is not such a big issue. Even members of the previous ministry were also questioned by ED.

‘The former chief minister Oommen Chandy was grilled by probe agencies for hours. Does anybody resigned then ?,” Kadakampally asked. “ED has only clarified certain things with Jaleel, therefore such protests are baseless. Opposition organisations are conducting useless protests,” he said.