Truth prevails, after years of political witch-hunt: V.S. Sivakumar

Former Minister and Congress leader V.S. Sivakumar has said that truth has finally prevailed after the Vigilance investigation into a disproportionate assets case gave him a clean chit.

Former Minister and Congress leader V.S. Sivakumar has said that truth has finally prevailed after the Vigilance investigation into a disproportionate assets case gave him a clean chit.

Among the allegations was that he had acquired a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, named S.K. Hospital, in a benami name

He stated that the latest Vigilance report is a clear rejoinder to what he alleged was the years of politically motivated attempts by the Left government to target him.

The report submitted by the Vigilance to the government on Monday had given Mr. Sivakumar a clean chit, saying that he had not amassed any disproportionate assets. His income and his wife’s properties alone comprise his assets, the report said.

Mr. Sivakumar said that the case was initiated on the basis of an anonymous petition filed under a false name with the sole intention of tarnishing his political career and public image as people’s servant. He alleged that even his family was dragged into unnecessary controversies as part of this effort to ‘fix” him.

He alleged that multiple attempts were made to politically persecute him, the latest being a statement made by the Health Minister Veena George on the floor of the Assembly.