THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KSU has made a new allegation after the document forgery of SFI leaders. KSU state president Aloysius Xavier has come forward, alleging that Ratheesh Kaliyadan, private secretary to the Chief Minister, has faked his Ph.D. The KSU leader also questioned the period during which Ratheesh Kaliyadan completed his Ph.D.

Ratheesh Kaliyadan completed his Ph.D. during 2012-14 working as a higher secondary teacher in Thalassery. Aloysius Xavier asked how he was able to get his Ph.D. from Assam in two years and have enough attendance to complete his research while working as a teacher in Thalassery at the same time. KSU also alleged that 70 percent of Ratheesh Kaliyadan's Ph.D. thesis is plagiarized. The KSU leader also stated that he will file a complaint with those concerned.

Meanwhile, CPM was on strong defense after Nikhil Thomas' fake certificate controversy in Alappuzha. Abin C Raj, who was arrested for handing over the fake certificate to Nikhil Thomas, was also the former Kayamkulam area in charge of SFI. Candidate mixup in Kattakkada Christian College's union election also gave a similar fate for the party. In the CPM state committee meeting held the other day, there was a proposal to control SFI. KSU has come forward with allegations that the PhD of the Additional Private Secretary to the Chief Minister is fake during this situation.