“Communists withdrew protests against Congress govt in Kerala after a journalist ‘brokered’ deal. The journalist then became an MP. Read about ‘solar scam’ of 2013”, Opindia, May 21, 2024:
“Amidst the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the political landscape in Kerala has been on the boil by the new revelations made about the 2013 solar scandal. The allegations laid down by senior journalist John Mundakayam suggest that a behind-the-scene deal was made between CPI(M) and the then-Congress-led government to end the siege over the scandal.
The controversy started after Mundakayam disclosed that he and Kairali TV’s managing director John Brittas posed as mediators in brokering a deal between Congress and CPI(M). He alleged that Brittas, who later became CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP, approached him to communicate CPI(M)’s willingness to end the siege of the state secretariat if the then-Congress-led government announced a judicial probe into the solar scandal.
On 11th August 2013, CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) demanded the resignation of then-Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. They also demanded a judicial investigation into the scandal. However, the protests were called off abruptly within two days after the government initiated a judicial probe…..”
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