THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala has said that the false allegations of Unitac M D Santhosh Eepan have defamed him. In a legal notice sent to Santhosh Eepan by Chennithala’s lawyer, he asked to withdraw the allegations and to publicly apologise via the media, otherwise to pay Rs 1 crore as compensation to Chennithala.

CPM is behind the false allegations raised by Santhosh Eepan against me. Santhosh Eepan wants to escape from CBI probe by appeasing CPM. Kodiyeri supporting Santhosh Eepan’s allegation reveals the secret pact between CPM and Eepan. Chennithala has reiterated that he has not accepted any gifts or iPhone.