Politics took the driver’s seat even as the Intelligence Wing of the Kerala Police alerted the Government of anti-national activities including gold smuggling which was taking place with impunity. This was stated by former chief of Kerala Police TP Senkumar who was unceremoniously removed by the Pinarayi Vijayan Government from the post.
In his weekly programme in a news channel ‘Senkumar Speaking’, the former State Police Chief said gold smuggling, hawala operations and love jihad were happening across the State with Government patronage. “Though the intelligence wing had alerted the Government, it fell on deaf ears and the officials who prepared the reports were shunted out to innocuous posts,” said Senkumar.
The statement by the former top cop of the State comes amidst reports that Fassal Fareeth, the Dubai based businessman who was arrested by the Dubai Police had financed many Malayalam movies and he had close relations with Ernakulam based producers, directors and artists.
Rajasenan, a movie maker with 37 hit movies to his credit, said the infusion of money generated through gold smuggling resulted in persons like him getting elbowed out of the industry.
“We could make out the movies produced with the money generated through gold smuggling and hawala. Such movies had a distinct theme which were in synchronization with the thinking and ideology of certain religious and political groups,” said Rajasenan.
He said the Rs 80 crore worth project to churn out a movie portraying Varikkunnathu Ahmed was a mission financed by such forces. “All of us know that Ahmed was a terrorist and proselytized with swords. What is the motive behind making a movie portraying him as a saint?” asked Rajasenan. Meanwhile the NIA and Customs officials interrogated Jayaghosh, the gunman of the UAE Consul General who tried to commit suicide slitting his wrist.