THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former speaker Sreeramakrishnan denied the allegations levelled by Swapna Suresh, accused in the gold smuggling case. What she said is utter nonsense. He also responded that these were allegations raised out of emptiness.

He said that he has not started a college in Sharjah and has not got a place. Have not met the ruler of Sharjah alone. I don’t have the number of UAE consul general. He asked if he had grown that much to bribe the Sharjah ruler.

The affidavit filed by Swapna Suresh had serious allegations against Sreeramakrishnan. She alleged that he met the ruler of Sharjah for land for a college in the Middle East and gave a bag full of money as bribe to the Consul General for the deal.