11-25-2004, 11:02 PM
<b>Congress-led UDF in Kerala</b><b>A tale of sleaze, hawala, Jehad and Muslim League goondaism </b>The Congress-led UDF government in Kerala is embroiled in a ballast of sleaze, sex scandal, hawala racket and Jehadi conspiracy. This has deeply scarred the image of the new Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy, who was brought in only two months ago to refurbish the UDF image. The Chief Minister is seen as protecting and defending not only the Muslim League minister, P.K. Kunjalikutty, who is the accused in the sex racket but also the culprits of the Rs 700 crore hawala racket, which is linked to terrorist outfits.
P.K. Kunjalikutty in the last one decade had emerged as the pin-up boy of the Muslim League. He is close to the League supremo, Panakkad Syed Shihab Thangal, who even in the face of incontrovertible evidence, is defending the minister. This has already divided the party, with one section within the League questioning Thangalâs proclivity......
P.K. Kunjalikutty in the last one decade had emerged as the pin-up boy of the Muslim League. He is close to the League supremo, Panakkad Syed Shihab Thangal, who even in the face of incontrovertible evidence, is defending the minister. This has already divided the party, with one section within the League questioning Thangalâs proclivity......