Overview
- The Enforcement Directorate alleges CMRL paid Rs 2.78 crore to Exalogic Solutions, a company linked to T. Veena, as bogus IT consultancy fees and says it seized a diary with entries it describes as hawala‑style transactions.
- BJP state vice‑president Shone George released a purported diary page on Thursday that names politicians across the UDF and LDF as recipients of payments, and the lists have not been independently authenticated.
- The Keralam government directed a police Special Investigation Team to conduct a preliminary inquiry based on material shared by the ED, and the SIT is seeking more documents from the central agency but has not registered an FIR.
- CMRL has moved the Delhi High Court to quash the Serious Fraud Investigation Office probe, with a hearing set for October 13, and legal experts say an order striking down the SFIO complaint would seriously weaken the ED’s money‑laundering case.
- Political tensions have escalated with the BJP demanding an FIR or CBI probe while CPI(M) leaders call the action politically motivated, and the unresolved authenticity of the diary and the need to prove an underlying predicate offence will shape whether prosecutions follow.