Ready To Face Any Probe Team: Kerala BJP Chief On Hawala Allegations

The police had on Friday served notice to K Surendran asking him to appear before its team probing into the highway heist case of Kodakara in Thrissur.

Kerala BJP chief K Surendran on Saturday said he was not afraid to appear before any probe team but said he was yet to decide whether or not to appear before the special investigation team probing into the Kodakara highway heist case. The case related also to allegations of hawala connections linked to the party's State leader. Mr Surendran, who met reporters, said, "I will not shy away from appearing under the pretext of a fake heart attack or pretend as Covid-positive."  "I got the notice to appear as a witness only on Friday. I have not decided on appearing on Tuesday and it is not legally mandatory to appear on the very same day as was sought. I can make it some other day also," he said.