CMRL payoff case: ED pastes summons outside ex-CM Pinarayi Vijayan's house, asks him to appear for questioning on Oct 23

Former Keralam Chief Minisster Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday (October 17, 2026) pasted a summons outside the residence of Keralam Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan, asking him to appear for questioning on October 23 in connection with the CMRL-linked money-laundering case.

The ED issued the summons on Friday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after registering a case based on a recent FIR filed by the State police.

On Saturday, an ED official from Kochi visited the former Chief Minister’s residence near Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram and pasted the two-page copy of the summons near the entrance.

Officials said the move was intended to ensure that Mr. Vijayan received the summons and appeared for questioning as directed.

He was not present at the residence when the officials arrived, they said.

Senior CPI(M) leader V Sivankutty later reached the residence and spoke to the staff.

Speaking to reporters, he criticised the ED's action, saying Mr. Vijayan was in Kannur attending a party conference and was “not absconding.”