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Daughter began business using wife’s retirement savings: Kerala CM
Vijayan made the remarks while speaking in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s address in the assembly
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday that his daughter Veena T began her business venture in Bengaluru with the help of his wife’s retirement money and stressed that his hands were clean.
He made the remarks while speaking in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the Governor’s address in the assembly.
The CM’s remarks come in the backdrop of a probe initiated by the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs into alleged violations by Exalogic Solutions Private Limited, a firm owned by Veena, and Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), a Kochi-based minerals firm. The monthly payments to the tune of ₹1.72 crore from CMRL to Exalogic in a three-year period despite no services being rendered by Veena’s firm had been highlighted in a ruling by the Income Tax Interim Settlement Board last year.
“First there were allegations against my wife. Now, they have turned towards my daughter. The fact is that my daughter began her business venture in Bengaluru using money that my wife got after her retirement. ‘Go and start a business of your own, it can be a small venture,’ we told her. Therefore, when we hear such (allegations), I am not mentally troubled,” the CM said in the Assembly.
“I said publicly that peace of mind is most important. If you have committed a wrong, you will not have peace of mind. If you have done no wrong, you can smile inside when allegations are hurled against you. Nothing fazes me. I am not being egoistic but my hands are clean,” he added.
This was the chief minister’s first remarks about his daughter after the Centre initiated a probe.
