BJP leader alleges criminal conspiracy by Ministers, contractor led to 2018 floods, files plaint with Kerala police chief
BJP leader Palode Santhosh filed a complaint with Kerala's Police Chief alleging a criminal conspiracy involving state ministers and a contractor that led to the 2018 floods. He claimed the disaster was not natural but caused by delayed dam shutter openings for financial gain. The complaint names several officials and a construction company, accusing them of corruption and negligence.
- ▪Palode Santhosh alleged that the 2018 Kerala floods were caused by a criminal conspiracy rather than natural factors.
- ▪He accused Power Minister K. Krishnankutty, former Water Resources Minister Mathew T. Thomas, a former Chief Engineer, and Mary Matha Constructions of involvement.
- ▪The complaint claims dam shutters were deliberately delayed to allow the contractor to extract mineral-rich soil.
- ▪Santhosh alleged the contractor stood to gain ₹3,000 crore from the illegal extraction.
- ▪The complaint was filed with the Kerala State Police Chief seeking action for corruption and negligence.
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State spokesperson Palode Santhosh on Thursday (April 30, 2026) filed a complaint with the State Police Chief demanding action against those who indulged in “corruption, criminal conspiracy and wilfully negligence of duty”, causing the floods that ravaged the State in 2018. He claimed in the complaint that the flood was not a natural disaster, but wilfully caused through a criminal conspiracy involving Ministers and contractors for financial gain.Mr. Santhosh has levelled allegations against Power Minister K. Krishnankutty, the then Minister for Water Resources Mathew T. Thomas, the then Chief Engineer of Kerala Water Authority and Mary Matha Constructions.
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