Chandy would face same fate as Jayalalithaa: CPI(M) leader Achuthanandan

Achuthanandan said if an impartial probe is held into corruption cases Chandy is accused in, he would be convicted.

Kerala Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan on Monday said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy would face the fate of his former Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa, who was convicted in a disproportionate assets case.

Achuthanandan said Jayalalithaa had tried every trick to wriggle out of the case. But finally she had to go to jail after 18 years. A similar fate is awaiting Chandy, who is allegedly involved in corruption cases such as solar scam, titanium corruption case and 22-year-old palmolein import case.

The CPI (M) veteran said if an impartial probe is held into these cases, Chandy would be convicted. Chandy has been trying to escape from the case either by influencing the investigating officers or shunting them out. He tried to write off many cases. Whatever be the gimmicks, one day Chandy would have to go to jail, said Achuthanandan, a former chief minister.

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