(Left) Veena Vijayan, the daughter of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (Right) Shaun George
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shaun George has once again raised strong allegations against Veena Vijayan, the daughter of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He alleged, on May 29, that he had moved the High Court, calling for an inquiry into the alleged suspicious transaction of a significant amount of cash through an account with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank. He alleged that the address of the account holders is given as Exalogic Consulting, Media City, UAE. He stated that Veena and one M. Suneesh are the account holders. Media reports say that Suneesh is her former relative.
Shaun said that his petition was filed as an addendum to the ongoing inquiry by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs into Exalogic. The SFO inquiry had been started after the Income Tax Setlement Board’s contentious finding that Veena’s firm allegedly received monthly payments amounting to a total of Rs 1.72 crore from Cochin Minerals & Rutile Limted, a controversial Kochi-based mining company, without providing any service. It was disclosed by the senior executives of the firm. The BJP and opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) alleged that it was a political pay-off. The news had stirred a hornet’s nest in the state a few months before. Reports suggested that Veena filed a police complaint against Shaun George for defamation.
He further alleged that money in connection with the controversial black soil business also might have come to the Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank account.
Shaun alleged that big amounts from SNC Lavalin and Price Water Cooper have come to this account. He has complained to ED, SFO and Central Ministry for Corporate Affairs in this regard. Foreign money transactions and bank accounts should be probed into urgently. He said that If CM rejects his allegation, he would disclose more evidence, and then Swapna Suresh’s allegations would be proved right.
As this journal has been reporting since 2020, Swapna Suresh is an accused in the controversial gold smuggling case of 2020. Earlier, she was alleged to be a member of chief minister’s close associates. Later on, she has been levelling lot of allegations against the CM and his family. Interestingly, CM or his family members have not filed a single defamation case against Swapna.
SNC Lavalin has been in news in connection with the alleged corruption charges against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Price Water Cooper also has been in news in connection with issues of gold smuggling, Swapna Suresh, etc.
Shaun George added that a subsidiary of SNC Lavalin Company has deposited money at an interest rate of 9.25 per cent through the controversial KIIFB Masala Bond; this had been operated while the interest rate was 6 per cent. It should be investigated if this difference is deposited in Veena’s account.
Even though Veena and Vijayan are always facing one or another allegations, the latest one of Shaum George is likely to give sleepless nights to the ‘first family’ of the state.
