Kerala: Gold smuggling suspect Swapna Suresh dares CPI(M) leaders to file defamation against her
Swapna Suresh had alleged that former state Finance minister Thomas Isaac, former Temple Affairs minister Kadakampally Surendran and former Speaker of Assembly P Sreeramakrishnan had sought sexual favours from her.
Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh. (File) Days after she raised allegations of sexual harassment against three prominent CPI(M) leaders in Kerala, Swapna Suresh, a key accused in the 2020 gold smuggling case, Tuesday dared the leaders to file a defamation suit against her.
On October 21, in interviews to Malayalam TV channels, Swapna had alleged that former state Finance minister Thomas Isaac, former Temple Affairs minister Kadakampally Surendran and former Speaker of Assembly P Sreeramakrishnan had sought sexual favours from her. Isaac and Surendran had served in the LDF government led by Pinarayi Vijayan from 2016 to 2021.
The leaders had initially remained silent with the party deciding to neglect the allegations. CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan had said, “Swapna has lost credibility. Hence, we have decided not to respond to the allegations raised by her.”