CPI(M) and Congress wrangle over photographs of Sabarimala gold theft case accused with Sonia Gandhi

Key Highlights

• Mr.
• Vijayan had said it was unusual that the suspects could breeze into Ms Gandhi’s residence, which is inaccessible to even senior Congress leaders, including Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, who subsequently defected to the BJP, like several others, after “feeling spurned”.
• The photographs showed the current United Democratic Front (UDF) convenor, Adoor Prakash, then Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president, Prayar Gopalakrishnan, Congress leader Anto Antony, MP, alongside Ms Gandhi and the accused persons.
• Mr Vijayan highlighted the photograph showing Mr Potti tying a thread on Ms Gandhi’s wrist.
• The CPI(M) has weaponised the photographs in the wake of the civic polls, which saw the UDF riding to victory on an emotive campaign powered by provocative parodies implicating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the Sabarimala gold theft.