Saritha levels serious charges against Chandy

In a new twist to the solar panel scam, prime accused Saritha S Nair on Friday levelled fresh charges against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, saying he had urged her to create a company involving his family members, including son Chandy Oommen, to do renewable energy business.

Saritha, who deposed before Justice Sivarajan Commission, probing the solar scam, said she had a discussion with the CM regarding the formation of the company to carry out renewable energy business.

“I was told to create a cooperative institution – Kerala Renewable Energy Cooperative Society Ltd – involving Chandy Oommen and some other family members. I was told to incorporate details about renewable energy resources in its bylaws,” she said. Saritha, whose startling revelations about the scam before the Commission have rocked Kerala, alleged that there was a suggestion that the solar panels required for the company could be imported from abroad.