IDUKKI: Vigilance says that there is 50 cents of extra land in the property which Mathew Kuzhalnadan MLA bought. It has been found that there are fifty cents of land extra than what is mentioned in the land documents and there is an irregularity in the property mutation of the land at Chinnakanal.

At the same time, Mathew Kuzhalnadan responded that the land has not yet been measured after purchasing it and it is alleged that the unclaimed land has been encroached upon without measuring the land. He added that he is ready to return any additional land.

'There was a question about why I did not show the building. You have seen that building. It has no building number or building permit. The building is not fit for use. Maybe it was not worthy enough to put a value on. I have said that the price of that building was not shown in that document because no additional price was put for that building separately'- He clarified.

CPM came forward with tax evasion allegations against Mathew Kuzhalnadan after masappadi allegations were levelled against the Chief Minister and his daughter. The allegation that Mathew Kuzhalnadan acquired the land and resort in Chinnakanal by evading taxes was raised by the CPM Ernakulam district secretary. It was alleged that Kuzhalnadan, who showed the price as 1.92 crore in the land document, showed the price as 3.5 crore in the election affidavit filed the next day.