Suresh Gopi Criticized for Telling Elderly Depositor to Go to Kerala CM, Saying 'Don't Climb on My Chest'

Overview

• During an Irinjalakkuda outreach session, Suresh Gopi told depositor Anandavalli to take her Karuvannur bank complaint to the Chief Minister or minister R Bindu, saying, "Don't climb on my chest."
• The Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank case is under Enforcement Directorate investigation with assets seized, leaving many depositors unable to access their funds.
• Earlier in the week, he handed back elderly resident Kochu Velayudhan’s petition for house repairs without reading it, saying, "That is not my job."
• He later conceded returning the petition was a mistake and said he would act only within his authority, noting that housing is a state subject and he would not make promises he cannot keep.
• CPI(M) leaders visited Velayudhan and pledged to build him a house as they criticized Gopi’s conduct, adding a political dimension to the backlash.