BJP leader V. Muraleedharan denies raising funds for personal gain
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BJP leader V. Muraleedharan denied allegations of personal financial gain following the appearance of his name in a diary linked to a corruption case.
The Hindu — KeralaThe brief
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- V. Muraleedharan denied collecting money for personal purposes after his name surfaced in a diary belonging to the owner of Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited.
- The politician stated he had submitted all party income and expenditure details and is prepared for an inquiry.
- BJP State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar claimed the allegation is a distraction from broader corruption cases involving other political parties.
- The issue stems from diary entries released by a BJP official that were intended to implicate other parties but also named Muraleedharan.
What to watch next
- Potential formal investigation into the diary entries naming V. Muraleedharan.
- Developments in the ongoing CMRL-Exalogic pay-off case investigation.
- Internal BJP party reaction to the release of the diary entries by Shone George.
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V. Muraleedharan
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“If anyone has collected money in the name of the party from anywhere, the State president alone cannot be held responsible. There is not just one Muraleedharan in the BJP,”
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…to the party. Speaking to mediapersons in Thrissur on Friday (September 25), Mr. Muraleedharan said he was prepared to face any inquiry if there were allegations that he had collected money for personal purposes. “ If anyone has collected money in the name of the party from anywhere, the State president alone cannot be held responsible. There is not just one Muraleedharan in the BJP, ” he said. If money was collected in his name, an investigation could be conducted, he said, adding that his accounts could also be scrutinised if there was any suspicion that he had collected money for personal gain.…
“Someone may have collected money for the party. There is also a possibility that money was collected in the name of the State president. If there is such a suspicion, any investigation can be conducted. But the same standards should be applied to everyone,”
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…said he had maintained records of his annual income since his days at the Nehru Yuva Kendra and had submitted the required details during every election. He also said he had not purchased any land or gold since 2012. “ Someone may have collected money for the party. There is also a possibility that money was collected in the name of the State president. If there is such a suspicion, any investigation can be conducted. But the same standards should be applied to everyone, ” he said. On the financial transactions involving CMRL and Exalogic, Mr. Muraleedharan said documents relating to payments made by CMRL to the company linked to Veena Vijayan had come out and claimed, citing the…
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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“instead of answering key questions regarding the Exalogic case, a political conspiracy was on to divert public attention from the case by dragging Mr. Muraleedharan into the issue.”
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…alongside a figure of ₹3 lakh. Mr. Chandrasekhar said that Mr. Muraleedharan was neither a Minister, MP nor MLA during the period in question and he himself had denied receiving any money from CMRL. He said that instead of answering key questions regarding the Exalogic case, a political conspiracy was on to divert public attention from the case by dragging Mr. Muraleedharan into the issue. Mr. Chandrasekhar said that the Exalogic corruption case and the allegations raised against Pinarayi Vijayan and Mohammed Riyas fall within trhe scope of the violations under Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption…
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NamedIndia · Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited · Communist Party of India (Marxist) · Congress · Exalogic · Kerala · Mohammed Riyas · Pinarayi Vijayan · V.D. Satheeshan · Veena Vijayan · Bharatiya Janata Party · Election Commission · Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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