Former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had a ready answer whenever the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation involving his family came under scrutiny. Only those who had something in their pockets, he would say, had reason to fear central agencies such as the ED.

The remark was clearly meant to dismiss the allegations against himself, his daughter Veena T and her company Exalogic Solutions, and his son-in-law, former minister and present MLA Mohammed Riyas, whose alleged financial dealings had come under the agency’s scanner. The tables have now turned rather dramatically.

The ED has sent a report to the Kerala Director General of Police seeking registration of an FIR under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Vijayan, his........

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