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Just when it seems Tharoor has emerged stronger, it looks like Satheesan has indirectly thrown a new challenge at Tharoor.
The Corporation governing body didn’t report a single vacancy to the Employment exchange. Instead, it convened personal interviews of the candidates from November 21 to 28, though the same couldn’t be held due to the stiff protest from the Opposition.
The controversy surrounds a letter purportedly written by Mayor Arya Rajendran, addressing the CPM district secretary, seeking a list of candidates for the 295 temporary vacancies in the Corporation.
She also deposed that the signature on the letter pad may have been scanned and forged. The Crime Branch has launched a detailed probe into the letter controversy.
Shashi Tharoor MP made a rousing visit to the 'pandal' near the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation where Congress councillors have been staging an indefinite agitation demanding the resignation of Mayor Arya Rajendran.
The Crime Branch had recommended in its preliminary report that it could not find the original letter and recommended a case to be registered.
As per Crime Branch's report, a case should be registered for conducting a detailed investigation into the incident.
A letter to the CM making two sets of appointment requests has been leaked to the media | The Governor's request was leaked apparently to unravel his hypocrisy.
The BJP and UDF joined forces to protest Arya Rajendran presiding over the special meeting convened to discuss the 'letter row'.
The Crime Branch, which is set to hand over a preliminary investigation report later today, has no answer to questions like the letter source and the persons behind its preparation and circulation.