Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala CPM Secretary MV Govindan on Thursday dismissed the allegations surrounding the ongoing letter leak controversy as “absolute nonsense” and “baseless.”

Speaking at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Govindan said, “I have now started legal proceedings against the person. The party has no rhyme or reason to intervene in letters that have no basis. Rajesh Krishna’s unit in the party is directly under the national leadership, and whatever needs to be done will be done by the politburo. You just wait till May 2026 (when Assembly elections take place), a lot more baseless allegations start emerging.”

His response came hours after businessman Mohammed Sharshad revealed that he had received a lawyer’s notice from Govindan over the controversy.

In a Facebook post, Sharshad rejected the allegations in the notice as “baseless” and reiterated his claim that Govindan’s son was responsible for leaking the letter.

“I have never accused the CPI-M or the party’s state secretary. My allegation was specifically about the relationship between Govindan’s son and a UK-based businessman from Kerala, Rajesh Krishna. I had only pointed out my suspicion that the son was behind the leak. I stand firmly by what I said earlier,” Sharshad wrote.

He further alleged that Rajesh Krishna’s role would eventually be revealed.

“A thief may escape for long, but one day he will be caught. That is the situation Rajesh Krishna is in today,” he added.

Sharshad said he has instructed his lawyer, who manages his cases in the Delhi High Court, Ernakulam District Court and Family Court, to prepare a detailed reply to the notice. According to him, the document was delivered to his Chennai residence by registered post at 10.45 a.m. on Wednesday.

“The contents of the notice are completely false. I will be giving a clear reply,” he stated.

 

IANS