Facing criticism over his statement that there was no conspiracy in the abduction and alleged rape of a Malayalam actor recently, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has now backtracked on his statement.
“Clarifying” that he had not ruled out the possibility of a conspiracy angle, the CM said on Sunday that he had only asked the media not to speculate on the matter.
Speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, Pinarayi said that he had based his remark purely on a newspaper report and not on official information.