They were targeted while leaving Vijayan’s house in Thiruvananthapuram after completing the seven-hour-long raid.
CPI(M) workers led by party state secretary M V Govindan had trooped the streets and staged a sit-in in front of Vijayan’s house. CRPF personnel and Kerala police officials were also present when the ED team was attacked in the presence of senior CPI(M) leaders.
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CPI(M) workers attacked a vehicle of ED officials in Thiruvananthapuram. The workers are protesting against the central agency over its searches at 10 premises in Keralam, including… pic.twitter.com/7lLHSNIrHd
Workers protested against the ED soon after the news of raids at Vijayan’s residence broke out, taking to the streets and raising slogans against the central agency and BJP.
The ED raided Vijayan’s houses in the state capital and his native village Pinarayi in Kannur, premises linked to daughter Veena’s IT firm in Bengaluru, and the house of his son-in-law Muhammed Riyas in Kozhikode, among other locations. The raids are part of a probe into alleged illegal payments made by Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) to Veena’s now-defunct IT firm Exalogic during Vijayan’s first term as CM.
Shaju Philip is a Senior Assistant Editor at The Indian Express, where he leads the publication's coverage from Kerala. With over 25 years of experience in mainstream journalism, he is one of the most authoritative voices on the socio-political, religious, and developmental landscape of South India.
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