<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's additional private secretary C M Raveendran was quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate in Kochi on Thursday as part of probe against Kerala gold smuggling case accused.</p>.<p>Raveendran had skipped ED quizzing trice earlier citing Covid-19 and post-Covid ailments. He even approached the Kerala High Court against ED quizzing.</p>.<p>Raveendran was learnt to have come under the ED scanner based on statements given by chief minister's former principal secretary M Sivasankar and gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh, especially about commissions involved in various government projects. The agency also collected details of investments and other assets of Swapna.</p>.<p>The quizzing of Raveendran assumed much significance as he has been a close confidant of Vijayan as well as many other top CPM leaders. The quizzing that began in the morning continued till late in the evening.</p>
<p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's additional private secretary C M Raveendran was quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate in Kochi on Thursday as part of probe against Kerala gold smuggling case accused.</p>.<p>Raveendran had skipped ED quizzing trice earlier citing Covid-19 and post-Covid ailments. He even approached the Kerala High Court against ED quizzing.</p>.<p>Raveendran was learnt to have come under the ED scanner based on statements given by chief minister's former principal secretary M Sivasankar and gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh, especially about commissions involved in various government projects. The agency also collected details of investments and other assets of Swapna.</p>.<p>The quizzing of Raveendran assumed much significance as he has been a close confidant of Vijayan as well as many other top CPM leaders. The quizzing that began in the morning continued till late in the evening.</p>
