Kerala Congress (B) President and Transport Minister KB Ganesh Kumar has leveled serious allegations against the late Congress Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.
Addressing the media here on Thursday, Mr. Ganesh Kumar alleged that Chandy played a role in disrupting his family relations and even turned his children against him on the pretext of mediation. Mr. Kumar further alleged that despite Mr. Chandy’s promise to reinstate him in the Cabinet after he had to step down due to family issues, the former chief minister did not keep his word, even after the issues were resolved.
He was reacting to the recent allegations by Chandy Oommen, Chandy’s son, who accused Mr. Ganesh Kumar of influencing the solar scam and accused Saritha S. Nair of exposing Chandy.
Referring to the Bible verse, “a false witness shall not go unpunished”, Mr Ganesh Kumar questioned Mr Oommen’s timing and suggested that the allegations were politically motivated as elections were approaching. “It would be ideal for Mr. Oommen not to talk about things he doesn’t know,” he said.
Mr. Ganesh Kumar added that the statement given by the CBI during the investigation is in the public domain and has essentially cleared Chandy’s case. “Yet he showed no gratitude,” he said, warning that if Mr Oommen continued to make such claims, he would be forced to respond with further revelations.
Mr. Oommen alleged that Mr. Ganesh Kumar was behind the political targeting of Oommen Chandy in the solar case and accused him of trying to manipulate the complainant’s statement, expanding it from 18 pages to 28.
Published – 22 Jan 2026 21:16 IST
