Thiruvananthapuram: Former Kerala minister and Beypore MLA P. A. Mohammed Riyas has reacted strongly to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids conducted at multiple locations linked to him and his family, declaring that he would “never bow before the Sangh Parivar” and would continue fighting “until his last breath”.

In a Facebook post, Riyas said: "You may corner and attack us, but we will never bow before the Sangh Parivar. We will fight till our last breath."

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The ED carried out searches at Riyas’s residence in Kozhikode as well as at the homes of his father-in-law and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The raids are reportedly linked to transactions between Exalogic, a company owned by Riyas’s wife Veena Vijayan, and CMRL.

Officials conducted the raid at Riyas’s house in Kottooli, Kozhikode. He was reportedly not present at the residence when the searches began at around 6 am.

Search operations are also under way at Pinarayi Vijayan’s rented residence in Thiruvananthapuram and at his family home in Pinarayi, Kannur.