KOCHI: Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the gold smuggling case, said that she was standing firm by the confidential statements she gave to the Customs and the court. She also denied the claim that there was a difference between her two statements. Swapna asked how they could tell that her statement was different from her previous statement. "If the chief minister or the CPM leader is aware of this, it means that they have read my statement using their influence," she said.

Swapna, who denied the allegation that the phone conversation of Shaj Kiran was edited, asked how can someone else say that the phone conversation, which involved only Shaj Kiran, herself and Sarith, was edited.

Speaking to the media, Swapna Suresh said that she had met the Chief Minister and his family at Cliff House several times in the past and had taken a number of decisions. 'When I was in jail, the CM said that he did not know me. I had visited the Chief Minister, his wife, daughter and son at the Cliff House several times. We had discussed a lot of things. If he has forgotten all that, I'm ready to remind him of those discussions in the coming days" she said.