THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress leader and MP Benny Bahanan said that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is keeping mum on the revelations of G Shaktidharan, former editorial board member of Desabhimani. He said that as an MP complained to the DGP, but no reply has been received yet.

'What E P Jayarajan said about it should not be taken seriously. I had rejected it. Jayarajan rejects ideas and also people who raise them. It is said that this is to hide the allegations against the Congress leaders. Many allegations have been levelled against Congress leaders and cases have been filed. The police are investigating it. The reality is that the allegations levelled against the Marxist party and Pinarayi Vijayan cannot be covered with reed mats,’ he said.

Benny Bahanan said the names of people mentioned in Shaktidharan's post. He alleged that it was Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who reached Time Square from Thiruvananthapuram and leader who sought treatment in Kochi is P Jayarajan.

Meantime, Shaktidharan responded that there is a cyber-attack against him for levelling allegations against the chief minister and all are with the connivance of the party leadership. He added that a complaint was lodged with the police but no action was taken.