THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The chief minister is the mastermind of all corruption witnessed in the state, said BJP state chief K Surendran. It was revealed that the chief minister knew everything including the appointment of Swapna Suresh. The silence of the chief minister even after 24 hours of the Enforcement Directorate filing the charge sheet, is shocking, he said.

‘He must confess if he pleads guilty. The chief minister is now saying that he is only focusing on the development of the state, but this is a lie. He slammed the chief minister for taking credit for Central schemes, with no contribution by the state government.

The CPM leaders are behind the news defaming Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan and this is just to divert attention from the gold smuggling probe. It is not V Muraleedharan who gave Mahila Morcha’s membership to Smitha Menon. I recommended for it,’ he said.