Leader of the Opposition (Com). V. S. Achuthanandan apperaed before Judicial commission on Solar Scam.
Courtesy- The Hindu Daily ‘It originated in CMO; probe aimed at saving suspects’ For over two hours on Friday, Leader of the Opposition V. S. Achuthanandan told a judicial commission why he thought the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) was “inextricably involved” in the solar and wind energy investment fraud scam. Fielding questions for over two hours, the 91-year-old Communist veteran told the G. Sivarajan Commission in measured tones that the CMO had ignored several warnings about the adverse police record of the prime suspect, Sarita. S. Nair, who was a frequent visitor there. Six other “parties”, including anti-corruption groups and also the Kerala government, had “impleaded” in the case. Unusual access to CMO Mr. Achuthanandan said the suspect had used her “unusual access” to the CMO to convince unsuspecting citizens to part with their savings by promising them high returns on domestic and industrial scale renewable energy projects, which existed only on paper. He sa