Karuvannur bank scam: CPI(M) expels four
The Hindu
Disciplinary action against party leaders too
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday expelled four party members in connection with the Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank loan scam. The party also took disciplinary action against party leaders who failed to act on complaints about the fraud. The district secretariat and the district committee meetings held on Sunday and Monday respectively took the decision. Party acting State secretary A. Vijayaraghavan and State secretariat member Baby John attended both meetings. The party expelled former bank director board president K.K. Divakaran and three accused in the scam — former bank secretary and CPI(M) Porathissery local committee member T.R. Sunil Kumar, former bank manager and CPI(M) Karuvannur local committee member Biju Karim, and former accountant and CPI(M) Thoduparambu branch member C.K. Jilse.
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