Puthupally : Congress senior Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan defends murder suspect Nikhil Paili saying he was innocent until there is court verdict. This is, not withstanding fact that Paili had himself confessed to directly stabbing Painav Engineering College Dheeraj Rajendran during police questioning after his arrest. .
‘Several come and go during each election. Thousands join in. Can we pass judgment before the court has? The case is pending in case. It is courts and police that must look into all things,’ said Thiruvanchoor.
Congress is left red in the face with Nikhil Paili and the notoriety associated with him looming all over its campaign for Chany Oomen in Puthupally.
LDF candidate Jaick C Thomas reacted saying ‘Nikhil Paili stabbed Dheeraj breaking into the engineering college campus in Idukki. So what kind of message is Congress rendering to the public by having Paili to campaign for Chandy Oomen?.’ He asked.
