Overview
- The Congress released an audio clip and former MLA Anil Akkara filed a complaint, prompting a preliminary inquiry by the Kerala Vigilance Department.
- In the tied Wadakkanchery block panchayat, E. U. Jaffer backed the LDF’s K. V. Nafeesa for president and skipped the vice-president vote, enabling the LDF to secure both posts.
- Jaffer resigned following the row and is reported to be in hiding, while A. A. Musthafa says their conversation occurred on 26 December.
- CPI(M) leaders, including state secretary M. V. Govindan and district secretary K. V. Abdul Khader, deny any horse-trading and refuse to relinquish the panchayat leadership.
- KPCC chief Sunny Joseph demands arrests and expulsions, and Youth Congress leaders call for scrutiny of call records and potential links to the Karuvannur cooperative bank case.