THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that he came to know about the appointment of the accused Swapna Suresh after the controversy over her appointment in the Space Park broke out. The chief minister was responding to a journalist's question regarding Swapna's statement in the ED's charge-sheet.

Vijayan said that such an appointment usually does not require the approval of the Chief Minister and that he had already made it clear. The CM explained that he felt that things were clear in Swapna's statement and that they did not confirm that he knew about the appointment.