<p>Former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran’s son K. Muraleedharan on Sunday alleged that if there was a conspiracy in the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) spy case, then former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao would have had a role in it.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“Rao often used to target his political rivals by hoisting false cases on them. If there was a conspiracy in the Isro spy case, then Rao would certainly have played a role,” said <br />Muraleedharan, who is also a Congress legislator.<br /><br />He made the remarks while taking part in a meeting along with S Nambi Narayanan, a former Isro scientist who was arrested on an espionage charge along with another top official of Isro, two Maldivian women and a businessman.<br /><br />The case first surfaced in 1994. At that time, Karunakaran was the chief minister. He resigned in 1995.<br /><br />Pressure tactics<br /><br />“Karunakaran had to resign following pressure from Rao and he did it in a week’s time, after being asked to,” said Muraleedharan.<br />But in 1996, things changed drastically after the CBI and the apex court of the country cleared Narayanan and gave him a clean chit and he got back his job.<br /></p>
<p>Former Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran’s son K. Muraleedharan on Sunday alleged that if there was a conspiracy in the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) spy case, then former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao would have had a role in it.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“Rao often used to target his political rivals by hoisting false cases on them. If there was a conspiracy in the Isro spy case, then Rao would certainly have played a role,” said <br />Muraleedharan, who is also a Congress legislator.<br /><br />He made the remarks while taking part in a meeting along with S Nambi Narayanan, a former Isro scientist who was arrested on an espionage charge along with another top official of Isro, two Maldivian women and a businessman.<br /><br />The case first surfaced in 1994. At that time, Karunakaran was the chief minister. He resigned in 1995.<br /><br />Pressure tactics<br /><br />“Karunakaran had to resign following pressure from Rao and he did it in a week’s time, after being asked to,” said Muraleedharan.<br />But in 1996, things changed drastically after the CBI and the apex court of the country cleared Narayanan and gave him a clean chit and he got back his job.<br /></p>