Thiruvananthapuram: In the controversial Life Mission bribery case, former Principal Secretary to Chief Minister M. Youth Congress State Secretary KS Sabrinathan congratulated Congress leader and former Vadakanchery MLA Anil Akkara after Sivashankar’s arrest. Sabrinathan wrote on Facebook that the challenges faced by Anil Akkara in bringing out the corruption stories of Life Mission were not small.
Even when personal abuse and intimidation on and off the social media increased, Anil continued with the corruption case undeterred. Sabarinathan stated that the respect for the man named Anil Akkara is increasing when he sees the news of Sivashankar’s arrest.
Sabrinathan’s Facebook post:
It was Anil Akkara who brought out the stories of corruption in the Vadakancherry Life project. The challenges he had to face for that were not small. The most important was the campaign to destroy the houses of the poor. Even as personal abuse and intimidation mounted on and off social media, he continued undeterred with the Life scam case. The respect for the man Anil Akkara is increasing when we see the current news. Greetings
Vadakanchery MLA Anil Akare was the first to raise allegations of corruption in connection with the Vadakanchery flat construction contract, which is part of the Life Mission housing project for the poor. After making the allegation, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the CPM leadership criticized Anil.
On that day, there was a widespread campaign in the social media that Anil looked across the street to destroy the houses of the poor. Anil Akkara was defeated in the Vadakanchery constituency in the assembly elections that followed.
Former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister M. The case that Shiv Shankar took bribe. Swapna Suresh, the accused in the bribery case, said that the money found by the investigating agencies from Swapna’s laker was the amount that Sivashankar took as bribe.
Swapna Suresh, who appeared before the ED on January 23, told the media that he stood by the allegations. A deal worth three million dirhams was made in relation to Life Mission. Swapna also demanded that all the accused in the Life Mission bribery case and the gold smuggling case be brought out.
18.50 crore rupees was raised through the UAE Consulate for Life Mission’s Vadakancheri project. The case alleges that out of this, Rs 14.50 crore was used for building construction and the remaining amount was distributed as bribe, including to officials.