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Solar scam accused says fake letter circulated in media
Thiruvananthapuram, April 6
Saritha Nair, an
accused in the solar panel scam in Kerala, on Monday said a letter
currently being shown by TV channels, that accuses politicians of
exploiting her, was a fake and not written by her.
The letter
accused Kerala Finance Minister K.M. Mani's son Jose K. Mani, the Lok
Sabha member from Kottayam, and other politicians of exploiting her.
"Don't
I know my handwriting? The one being now shown on TV channels is not my
handwriting. I am in talks with my counsel and we are going to file a
case stating that it's a forged one," Nair said.
"It's most
unfortunate that this fake letter is being used politically. I have met
Jose K. Mani only once and there were seven other people from my office
with me," she said.
Nair and her live-in partner Biju
Radhakrishnan are accused of cheating many investors promising to supply
them with solar panels worth millions of rupees.
The
Rs.70-million solar panel scam that surfaced in 2013 had at one point
rocked the Oommen Chandy government after it was found out that three of
his staff members had maintained links with Nair.
After the scam broke out, Chandy booted the three staff members from his office.
While Nair is out on bail, Radhakrishnan is yet to get bail.
Jose K. Mani, meanwhile, said his life was an open book and he has done no wrong.
Former
legislator Joseph M. Puthuserry, spokesperson of the Kerala
Congress-Mani, said the letter was a "conspiracy". "We are going to file
a case against it," he said.