Case against Rahul Mamkootathil to divert attention from Sabarimala gold loss: Cong, BJP

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: (Nov 29) The opposition Congress and the BJP in Kerala on Saturday said that the police action against Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has been initiated to divert attention from the probe and court proceedings in connection with the loss of gold from Sabarimala.

Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan told reporters here that both the CPI(M) and the CPI allegedly have a role in the matter.

BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar questioned the timing of the police action, saying that it was taken just days before the local body polls were to be held to divert attention from the Sabarimala gold loss issue.