The Kerala government announced on Thursday a three-tier reinvestigation into the disruption of the Thrissur Pooram festival. The decision for reinvestigation was taken at the Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram. A Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Crime Branch Chief H Venkatesh, will investigate the conspiracy aspect of the Thrissur Pooram disruption and associated crimes.
Intelligence ADGP Manoj Abraham will review any lapses by officials, and DGP Shaikh Darvesh Sahib will investigate the alleged lapses by ADGP M R Ajith Kumar. Both the Left particularly the CPI and the Congress contend that the disruption of the festival contributed to BJP's first victory in the Lok Sabha polls in Kerala. BJP candidate Suresh Gopi got elected from the Thrissur Lok sabha seat and later became a union minister.
The Congress has alleged a collusion between the CPM and BJP to ensure defeat in the party's sitting seat. Earlier in the preliminary inquiry, the DGP had found four major lapses on the part of ADGP Ajith Kumar; failure to efficiently supervise Pooram security arrangements, failure to visit the venue and address the matter after Pooram disruption, creating confusion by altering security protocols at the last minute and delaying investigation which should have been completed within a week. The Thrissur Pooram which is a major festival of Kerala was held on April 19.
The disruption had caused widespread resentment among the pe.