THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress MLA PT Thomas has retaliated to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s assertion on the Mango Cellular controversy the place the Muttil tree felling case accused are concerned. Whereas releasing {a photograph} of the accused, Roji Augustine, shaking arms with the chief minister, on the media room on the Legislative Meeting, Thomas requested whether or not he ought to apologise or not.
Earlier Pinarayi had alleged that Thomas had misled the meeting and he ought to apologise for it. The {photograph} reveals Pinarayi shaking arms with the accused within the tree felling case which was apparently taken in Kozhikode in a public occasion.
“The folks of Kerala ought to take a name on whether or not there’s something behind shaking arms with the accused within the Muttil tree felling case. The inauguration of Mango Cellular web site for January 22, 2017, was postponed as a consequence of an intelligence report and after publishing an commercial within the occasion mouthpiece,” mentioned Thomas.
He additionally knowledgeable that Pinarayi was invited for the perform by Kollam MLA M Mukesh. Accordingly, Pinarayi stayed at Ernakulam Visitor Home on the eve of the Mango Cellular inauguration. However the occasion was cancelled as a consequence of an intelligence report. “From the {photograph} it’s evident that the CM knew the accused. However I can’t allege that he has obtained any contact or any connection within the Muttil tree felling case. I launched the {photograph} to counter Pinarayi’s assertion that he doesn’t know the accused,” added Thomas.
