Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Sunny Joseph Rejects Political Witch-Hunt Claim in CMRL Case
The Enforcement Directorate is investigating money-transfer claims involving CMRL and Exalogic Solutions.
Exalogic Solutions was promoted by Veena T, the daughter of Pinarayi Vijayan.
The agency says CMRL paid Exalogic Rs 2.78 crore without receiving services.
During searches, officials said they found handwritten notes about transfers to Dubai.
They also said a digital device contained a photograph of a SIM card registered to someone else.
Sunny Joseph, a Congress leader, said these findings should not be dismissed as a political attack.
He said the CPI(M) should answer the facts in the investigation.
The case is still being investigated, and the law will determine what happens next.
KPCC president Sunny Joseph said ED findings in the CMRL money-laundering case cannot be called a political witch-hunt.
The ED said searches at Veena T’s premises in May uncovered handwritten notes detailing certain fund transfers to Dubai.
The agency also said digital devices contained a photograph of a SIM card obtained under another person’s name.
The case concerns alleged payments of Rs 2.78 crore by CMRL to Veena’s now-defunct Exalogic Solutions without services being provided.
Joseph said the CPI(M) and its leaders had not denied the facts cited in the ED’s statement and called for the law to take its course.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate, Veena T, CMRL, Exalogic Solutions, and KPCC president Sunny Joseph are central to the report.
- What
- The ED reported findings from its money-laundering investigation, while Sunny Joseph rejected claims that it was a political witch-hunt.
- When
- The ED issued its statement on Wednesday; Joseph spoke on Thursday. The searches mentioned by the ED took place in May.
- Where
- The remarks were made at the KPCC headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- Why
- The investigation concerns alleged payments of Rs 2.78 crore from CMRL to Exalogic Solutions without services being provided, along with alleged fund transfers and use of a SIM card registered to another person.
Investigation reflects factual findings
Investigation alleged to be a political witch-hunt
How the probe should be viewed
Investigation reflects factual findings
Sunny Joseph said the ED’s statement substantiated the investigation and that the CPI(M) and its leaders had not denied the facts presented.
Investigation alleged to be a political witch-hunt
The report refers to allegations that the investigation is a political witch-hunt, although it does not identify a specific person making that claim.
What should happen next
Investigation reflects factual findings
Joseph said the investigation should continue and that the law should take its course, with factual answers expected.
Investigation alleged to be a political witch-hunt
Those raising the witch-hunt allegation view the probe through a political lens rather than accepting Joseph’s characterization of the ED’s findings.
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Companies involved
- Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL) and Exalogic Solutions
- Alleged payment
- Rs 2.78 crore allegedly paid by CMRL to Exalogic Solutions
- Search findings
- The ED said it seized handwritten notes concerning certain fund transfers to Dubai.
- Digital-device claim
- The ED said devices contained a photograph of a SIM card obtained under another person’s name.
- Political response
- Sunny Joseph said the findings could not be termed a political witch-hunt.