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Vijayan ED money-laundering investigation

Overview

In late July 2026, India's Enforcement Directorate (ED) opened a money-laundering case involving Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) and Exalogic Solutions, a firm run by T. Veena, the daughter of veteran Kerala leader Pinarayi Vijayan. The investigation uncovered approximately ₹45 lakh transferred to Exalogic between January and October 2017 without invoices. CMRL managing director Sasidharan Kartha reportedly told investigators that payments were made solely due to his personal proximity to Vijayan and that no services were provided in return.

Asset seizures have included Veena’s personal bank deposits, her stake in Laker India Corporation, and assets belonging to Kartha’s family totaling around ₹29 crore. The probe has intensified scrutiny of Vijayan, who now serves as Leader of the Opposition, and his son-in-law, legislator P. A. Mohammed Riyas. The controversy has shifted the internal stance of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from defense to caution as documentary evidence emerges.

Vijayan has denied all allegations of involvement in hawala transactions, asserting that the ED is targeting his family due to his daughter’s connections. He criticized the agency’s methods as “strange” and expressed a willingness to cooperate, noting that previous CBI inquiries had established his innocence. Amidst the legal pressure, Vijayan also engaged in internal political friction, rejecting a CPI demand regarding the deputy leader post in the Kerala Assembly.

Entities

Pinarayi Vijayan · Exalogic Solutions · CPI · Veena Vijayan · T. Veena Vijayan

Timeline

  1. 26 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Pinarayi Vijayan denies hawala allegations and rejects CPI assembly post demand

    Kerala Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan denied hawala allegations involving his daughter and rejected CPI demands for the deputy leader post in the state assembly.

  2. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 7 sources
    Pinarayi Vijayan under intensified ED probe over Exalogic case

    Kerala’s opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan is under heightened ED scrutiny over alleged financial dealings between his daughter Veena’s defunct Exalogic Solutions and Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd, sparking C

  3. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 5 sources
    Pinarayi Vijayan faces Enforcement Directorate money‑laundering probe over payments to daughter

    India’s Enforcement Directorate probes a money‑laundering case linking Kerala Metro Rail payments to Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter, freezing assets worth about ₹29 crore and preparing to question Vijayan.

Sources

deccanchronicle.com · dtnext.in · english.mathrubhumi.com · mathrubhumi.com · newindianexpress.com · News18.com · news18.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · newstodaynet.com · organiser.org · socialnews.xyz · tennews.in · yespunjab.com

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