THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Vigilance has recorded the statement of corporation employees in connection with the letter controversy at Thiruvananthapuram Corporation. The statements were given by Vinod and Girish- employees of the Corporation. They repeated the earlier statement that no such letter was prepared. Employees gave the same statement to the crime branch.

Vigilance investigation is being conducted along with the crime branch preliminary investigation to find out the situation behind the letter circulated in mayor's name. Fourty-four days have been given for vigilance investigation. The vigilance team's move is to record maximum statements during this period.

At the same time, the Crime Branch investigation, which took more than a week, could not find the source of the controversial letter. Mayor Arya Rajendran gave a statement to the investigation team in person and District Secretary Anavoor Nagappan through phone. The crime branch has not been able to find the original letter even though the statement that the letter is fake has been repeated. The Crime Branch is of the view that it cannot be confirmed that the letter is fake without a detailed examination. The crime branch will submit the preliminary investigation report to the DGP tomorrow to register the case for detailed investigation.