Thiruvananthapuram: A day after she made allegations of infidelity, Kerala Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) minister Ok.B. Ganesh Kumar’s spouse Tuesday mentioned the problem has been resolved between the couple after the minister apologised.

“Final night time, my husband, the minister, known as. Once I didn’t decide up, he known as my sister. He apologised very emotionally. At any time when I talked, I wasn’t desiring to tarnish the picture of the minister or the federal government,” Bindu Menon instructed the media Tuesday.

The event comes a day after Menon alleged that she caught the minister ‘red-handed’ dishonest at their household dwelling in Kollam. Following this, the Opposition Congress known as for the minister’s resignation from the state Cupboard. Youth Congress employees additionally held protests Tuesday in Kumar’s constituency Pathanapuram in Kollam district.

An actor-turned-politician, Kumar has represented Pathanapuram constituency since 2001. Son of former minister R. Balakrishna Pillai, he’s additionally the chair of Kerala Congress (B) and has been a longtime functionary of the Nair Service Society (NSS).

Kumar, who had additionally served as a minister within the earlier Congress regime, has confronted a number of controversies previously, together with allegations of home violence by his former spouse, which led to his resignation because the minister of Forests, Sports activities and Cinema in 2013 from the Congress’s Oommen Chandy-led Cupboard.

On Tuesday, he attended a number of official occasions however didn’t react to the event. Nonetheless, amid the Opposition’s demand for his resignation, Kerala Meeting Speaker and CPI(M) chief A.N. Shamseer mentioned the problem was a ‘closed chapter’.

“His spouse herself mentioned the problem has been resolved. The problem ends there. There isn’t a time to debate this. Elections will probably be declared in a few days. Let the folks determine,” Shamseer instructed the media.

Nonetheless, Congress chief Ok. Muraleedharan mentioned the ruling LDF ought to take motion towards him. “We expelled our MLA (Rahul Mamkootathil) even earlier than complaints have been filed. They (LDF) ought to have the decency to expel him. They will’t keep away from that accountability utilizing different excuses,” Muraleedharan mentioned.

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A controversial previous

The present controversy started after Bindu Menon Monday accused the minister of infidelity and mentioned she had caught the minister ‘red-handed’ at their household dwelling in Trivandrum on 7 March. Bindu instructed the media that their marriage had run into points, and every time she introduced up the problem she was accused of pointless doubt.

She mentioned she caught the minister ‘red-handed’ within the bed room Saturday and tried to take footage, whereas the driving force tried to cease her and different minister’s workers tried to grab the telephone. She mentioned she known as her relative, retired DGP R. Sreelekha, who requested her to name the police management room (112). She mentioned the police got here however didn’t go inside because it was the home of a minister.

“I can’t clarify what I noticed. It’s not simply unhealthy. I’ve photographs for that,” she mentioned, including that she selected to talk to the media to quash any rumours.

Ganesh Kumar, in the meantime, alleged the controversy was fuelled by the Congress and the United Democratic Entrance (UDF) to tarnish his picture within the run-up to elections.

“Should you ask me if I’m in love, that’s like asking if Madhavikutty (author) had beloved. For Ganesh Kumar, it’s not only one, 5,000 amorous affairs are there. As a result of if an individual has by no means beloved, it means they’re loopy,” Kumar had mentioned, including that his opponents selected a household matter as they may not accuse him of corruption or misgovernance.

An actor-turned-politician who made his debut in 1985 with Ok.G. George’s award-winning film Irakal, Kumar has largely been seen in supporting roles within the Malayalam movie business and TV serials. The minister’s newest film was the science fiction mockumentary Gaganachari in 2024.

Kumar has been embroiled in a number of controversies in his political profession. In 2012, Ganesh Kumar, who was then the Forest Minister within the Oommen Chandy-led Cupboard, undertook a ship journey in Thekkady lake together with then tourism minister A.P. Anil Kumar at night time, which is prohibited. Reacting to the row, Kumar mentioned the principles weren’t relevant to him as he was head of the division.

Within the following 12 months, Kumar’s then spouse Dr Yamini Thankachi held a press convention alleging infidelity and home violence. After a furor from the LDF and his personal occasion, Kumar resigned from his submit.

In 2013, the CBI alleged that Kumar was concerned in hatching a conspiracy to falsely implicate late Congress chief Oommen Chandy in a sexual harassment allegation as a part of the photo voltaic rip-off. In October 2023, the Kerala Excessive Courtroom refused to quash the case towards Kumar, which remains to be beneath trial.

In 2018, the Kollam police booked Kumar for allegedly assaulting a youth for not giving solution to his automotive. The MLA denied the allegation and filed a counter grievance.

In 2021, it was reported that Kumar’s sister met Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI(M) chief Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, levelling allegations towards Kumar and suspecting foul play within the will of their father.

And in 2024, a scientist from the Nationwide Transportation Planning and Analysis Centre (NATPAC) accused Kumar of insulting officers throughout a gathering.

(Edited by Nardeep Singh Dahiya)

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