Archive · 23 Jul 2026
CPI(M) Leader Sreemathi to File Police Complaint Over Fake Pension Claim
P K Sreemathi, a senior leader of the CPI(M) party in Kerala, is very upset because some online news sites said she was getting money meant for the family of a lawmaker who never existed.
She says this is not true and that she has never received such money.
She is going to the police and other important people to complain about this false story.
She feels hurt because she has worked hard for many years as a teacher and a politician, and these false claims are damaging her good name.
She plans to take legal action against those who spread these rumors.
Senior CPI(M) leader P K Sreemathi denies allegations of receiving a family pension in the name of a non-existent MLA.
Online news portals cited purported RTI documents making the false claim.
Sreemathi verified the claim and found no MLA by the name of Krishnan ever existed.
She plans to file complaints with the DGP, Home Minister, Speaker of Kerala Assembly, and Chief Minister.
Sreemathi expressed deep hurt over the allegations, describing them as a serious attack on her dignity.
- Who
- P K Sreemathi, a senior CPI(M) leader and former minister
- What
- Allegations of receiving a family pension in the name of a non-existent MLA
- When
- July 23, 2024
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- Why
- To clear her name and take legal action against the defamatory campaign
P K Sreemathi's Defense
Allegations by Online Portals
Existence of MLA Krishnan
P K Sreemathi's Defense
No MLA by the name of Krishnan ever existed or was elected to the Kerala Assembly.
Allegations by Online Portals
Online news portals cited purported RTI documents alleging that Sreemathi was receiving a family pension in the name of an MLA identified as Krishnan.
Reception of Family Pension
P K Sreemathi's Defense
Sreemathi denied ever receiving any legislators’ family pension and claimed she did not know any such MLA.
Allegations by Online Portals
Allegations claimed that Sreemathi was receiving a family pension in the name of a deceased MLA.
Impact of Allegations
P K Sreemathi's Defense
Sreemathi expressed that the allegations had deeply hurt her reputation built over five decades and described the campaign as a serious attack on her dignity.
Allegations by Online Portals
The campaign portrayed Sreemathi as someone who would do anything for money and was spread through YouTube channels visible to Malayalis across India and the world.
- Name
- P K Sreemathi
- Position
- Senior CPI(M) leader and former minister
- Allegation
- Receiving a family pension in the name of a deceased MLA identified as Krishnan
- Verification Attempt
- Sreemathi tried to verify the claim but was told no such MLA existed
- Career Background
- Began as a teacher, taught Mathematics and Science until age 45
- Legal Action
- Plans to file complaints with DGP, Home Minister, Speaker of Kerala Assembly, Chief Minister, and initiate defamation proceedings