The Congress leadership has decided to resolve issues related to mounting debts of deceased party functionary N.M. Vijayan.
After Vijayan’s family members were reportedly denied permission to meet Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday (May 4), they told the media that party leaders who had earlier offered all support to them had not done anything more than releasing a sum of ₹10 lakh.
Vijayan and his son Jijesh had died in December last year following an alleged suicide attempt. Vijayan reportedly incurred debts following a fund-raising programme for the party. As treasurer of the Wayanad District Congress Committee (DCC), he was allegedly forced to heed demands from some party leaders in the district and to be part of an alleged job scam.
Vijayan’s debts reportedly amounted to over ₹2.5 crore, and the family claimed that they had raised the issue with senior Congress leaders, but to no avail.
Wayanad DCC president N.D. Appachan, one of the accused in the case, had said on Sunday that the party would settle some of the debts, especially those against the family’s property.
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee has appointed a four-member team led by senior leaders Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, T.N. Prathapan, Sunny Joseph, and K. Jayanth to deal with the issue.
Published – May 05, 2025 11:51 pm IST