NEW DELHI: RajyaSabha deputy chairman PJKurien has written to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Vice-President HamidAnsari, claiming innocence in the Suryanelli rape case.
Kurien is learnt to have written to the two leaders last week to counter the renewed controversy over the rape scandal that has put him in the line of fire. BJP and CPM have adopted a tough stand, demanding that he step down from his post till his name is cleared.
Kurien narrated his side of the story in the letters, saying he was exonerated by every inquiry ordered by Congress and Left governments and was cleared by the Supreme Court and the high court. He said the allegations were made three days before he filed the nomination in 1996 elections, hinting at a political conspiracy.
The letters appear aimed at undercutting the rival campaign that has turned his scalp into a non-negotiable demand.
While Congress has been playing down the allegations, the claims on television by the sole convict in the case and the victim, accusing Kurien, have complicated matters. A section of Congress thinks that countering the demand for Kurien's resignation for long could be counter-productive in the post-Nirbhaya sensitivity over women's issues.
The victim's mother has already written to Sonia, seeking her intervention to ensure that Kurien steps down from the high post in Rajya Sabha.
The issue is likely to be sealed by the start of budget session on February 21.
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