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Kerala Orders Probe Into ED Report on Pinarayi Vijayan

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Kerala ordered an inquiry into the Enforcement Directorate report on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, daughter Veena and son-in-law Mohamed Riyas.
Enforcement Directorate sent Police Chief Ravada A Chandrasekhar a letter requesting FIR registration under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby accused the Kerala Congress-led UDF of collaborating with the BJP-controlled ED to target the Left.
Baby also claimed the state allowed Vande Mataram with Hindu iconography at official swearing-in ceremonies.

History

Historical Context

After P. V. Narasimha Rao left office, the Enforcement Directorate opened a INR1.5 crore corruption case against him in 1996, the same year Atal Bihari Vajpayee briefly succeeded Rao as prime minister. The episode echoes Kerala’s 2024 probe of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s family, showing how anti-corruption drives have repeatedly reshaped Indian state politics.

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Story summary

Kerala ordered an inquiry into the Enforcement Directorate report on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, daughter Veena and son-in-law Mohamed Riyas.
Enforcement Directorate sent Police Chief Ravada A Chandrasekhar a letter requesting FIR registration under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby accused the Kerala Congress-led UDF of collaborating with the BJP-controlled ED to target the Left.
Baby also claimed the state allowed Vande Mataram with Hindu iconography at official swearing-in ceremonies.

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