Party state president V Muralidharan told reporters that there have been corruption cases against Finance Minister K M Mani on bar bribery scam and against CPI(M) leader Elamaram Kareem, who was Industries Minister in the previous LDF government, in a land scam.
Vigilance legal advisor C C Augustine, appointed during the previous LDF government, "is believed to have given legal opinion in favour of K M Mani", he said.
Similarly in the Chakkittapara land scam, though there are enough evidence against Kareem, the UDF government has not been taking any action against him.
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