THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress leader K Muraleedharan came down heavily on the state government shortly after the latest revelations of Swapna Suresh. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan could not escape responsibility in the gold smuggling case, he said.

‘The role of K T Jaleel in the gold smuggling case should be investigated. What connection he has with the Consul General? Even MPs are not supposed to have connections with foreign embassies. Swapna said commission was accepted in Life Mission,’ he said.

‘Sivasankar is a senior official. Didn’t he know that a book should not be written without government’s permission? The book itself is a scam. It is an attempt to whitewash corruption. Pinarayi Vijayan is not fit to continue as the chief minister if he does not know what is happening under his nose. The first Pinarayi Government was a film full of sex and stunts, alleged Muraleedharan.