Palmolein Import Scam

• Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy gets relief from Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition that asked for Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to be made an accused in a corruption case related to the import of palmolein oil in 1991.

• Karunanidhi hits out at Jayalalithaa for holding vigilance portfolio

  Former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi has said that it is unfair for Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to be heading the state's Vigilance department as it is probing a disproportionate assets case against her.The DMK supremo cited the instance of Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy who gave up the vigilance portfolio last week after a court or...

• Palmolein case: Court orders probe into Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's role

  In a setback to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a special court in Thiruvananthapuram has asked the prosecution to probe his role in the Palmolein import scam of 1992.

• I am of impeccable integrity, Thomas tells Supreme Court

  Controversial bureaucrat P J Thomas today opposed the petition in the Supreme Court seeking his removal as Central Vigilance Commissioner saying he was a person of "impeccable integrity" and became a "victim of political battle".     In his affidavit, the CVC expressed gratitude to the apex court for giving him opportunity to re...

• Fresh evidence against Chief Vigilance Commissioner PJ Thomas

  There are reports that the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) PJ Thomas may quit ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on Monday that challenges his appointment.The government has been trying to project that Thomas's involvement in the Kerala Palmolein import scam of 1992 is only political but documents with NDTV show that the defence the CVC presente...