UDF convenor Adoor Prakash says ‘nothing political or odd’ in SIT questioning him in Sabarimala gold theft case

United Democratic Front (UDF) convenor and Congress MP Adoor Prakash has said he “did not perceive anything political or odd” about the Kerala High Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) questioning him in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case.

Speaking to reporters outside the Kerala Police Crime Branch headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram after about three hours of questioning on Saturday, Mr. Prakash said he answered the SIT’s questions “with candour” and that he had “nothing to hide.”

When asked whether the SIT had questioned him about his presence with the prime accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, at the residence of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi, Mr. Prakash said: “I have shared everything with SIT”. 

Mr. Prakash said he was “unaware of” Mr. Potti’s purported statement that the latter had procured access to Mr. Gandhi through his “contacts” in Karnataka. “He (Mr. Potti) is out (on bail). You (mediapersons) can ask him in person”, he said. 

When asked whether the SIT had queried him about any alleged financial link with Mr. Potti, Mr. Prakash replied in the negative. 

Mr. Prakash said he was in the dark about whether the SIT would question him again. “The SIT has recorded my statement, and it might have to verify the facts”, he said. 

Mr. Prakash said the SIT had contacted him on Friday and requested his presence at the Crime Branch headquarters for “some clarifications.”