Kottayam: Shalu Menon must be arrested in the ‘solar fraud’ case, demanded the Govt: Chief Whip P C George. Shalu Menon also has received a part of the booty collected by Biju Radhakrishnan through the solar fraud. If she is not arrested it will be another fraud played on the people of Kerala, said George. Just because Tenny Joppan was arrested, the chief minister need not resign. If I was the chief minister a fraud of this nature would not take place, added George.
Kozhikode: All India Sunni Jameyyathul Ulema General Secretary Kanthapuram A P Abubakar Musaliyar said that the marriageable age of Muslim girls should be made 16. This is better to avoid them going astray. Marriages done after 16 years cannot be considered as child marriage and other religions also could adopt this stand, he added. Kanthapruam was reacting to the controversy regarding the govt: circular making the marriageable age sixteen.
Kochi: Action against the scamsters will continue vigorously, said the chief minister. There will be no interference from any side and the enquiry will go in a justifiable manner, he added. He was on the way back after receiving the UN Award for public service and was speaking to press reporters at Aluva. Because he was away from the State for a few days he was not fully aware of the happenings here. But he asserted that innocents will never be harassed on any account. His was reacting to the press reporters on being questioned about the arrest of Tenni Joppan.
