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No move to join hands with CPM against BJP in Thiruvananthapuram corporation: Ramesh Chennithala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Putting to rest speculation that the Congress may join hands with the CPM to prevent the BJP from coming to power in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Congress Working Committee member Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday said that no such discussions had taken place within the party. There will be no move from the side of the Congress to sabotage the peoples verdict, and the rest of the matters will only be decided after party discussions, Chennithala said while speaking to the media in Thiruvananthapuram. He said that although the BJP is a key political rival and the Congress has taken several steps against the party in the past, he does not personally agree with measures that allegedly manipulate poll results. Commenting on the Sabarimala gold theft case, the senior leader alleged that the government was protecting former ministers in the matter. Reiterating that the alleged presence of international artefact smuggling dealers in the gold theft case should be probed, Chennithala said he had conveyed the same in the statement he gave to the Special Investigation Team (SIT). Questioning why the missing gold has not yet been recovered, he said the public has understood the hide-and-seek being played by the government over the issue.