THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala has demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister as “it has been proved through the ED's charge sheet that gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh met the Chief Minister in the presence of Shivshankar”.
It has come out that Swapna was appointed in the Space Ppark with the knowledge of the Chief Minister.

Chennithala said the accused in the gold smuggling case had some connection the chief minister. “At least now can’t you step down? There is a Chief Minister in power who has brought shame to the entire people of Kerala. He has no explanation for what the ED has said in the charge sheet,” he said.

“The chief minister has even given up his routine press conference today. Isn’t it? The chief minister’s wish that the central agency should investigate the case is going to be implemented. The government here is like Alibaba and the Forty Thieves. Here is the Chief Minister who only tells lies. Now, it is the heartbeat of the Chief Minister that is increasing.”

Chennithala added that protests would be organized in all constituencies on October 22, demanding the resignation of the Chief Minister.