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The former minister deposed before the Crime Branch probing Opposition ruckus during the budget presentation.
The Crime Branch Deputy Superintendent of Police, who is leading the investigation, has submitted the application in this regard before the Thiruvananthapuram Chief Judicial Magistrate Court.
So far Chandy has been elected 12 times continuously from the Puthupally Legislative Assembly constituency from 1970 through 2021. He was the Chief Minister of Kerala twice, from 2004 to 2006 and from 2011 to 2016.
Counsels representing the accused, Minister V Sivankutty and five other LDF leaders, told the court that the damages in the Assembly were caused by pushing and shoving.
KPCC president K Sudhakaran said that all panchayats in Kerala ruled by the UDF would adopt the Mathur model and ask citizens to refrain from using 'sir' and 'madam' to address functionaries.
For the Opposition, this was an opportunity to recall the CPM's public humiliation of K M Mani and, thereby, embarrass both the CPM and its new ally Kerala Congress (Mani) inside the Assembly.
The KC(M) was rattled when it was reported that the Kerala Government's counsel orally told the Supreme Court that the 'former finance minister was corrupt'.
If Jose K Mani wins Pala for the LDF and Mp Joseph wins Trikaripur for the UDF, the brothers-in-law could meet up in the legislative assembly in Thiruvananthapuram.
The assembly witnessed unprecedented scenes on March 13, 2015, as LDF members, then in opposition, tried to prevent Finance Minister KM Mani, who was facing charges in the bar bribery scam, from presenting the state budget.
Chandy said Jose K Mani might forget the manner in which the CPI(M) mercilessly hounded Mani, but those who love the leader would never forgive or overlook the worst kind of humiliation.