Truth in bar scam issue will triumph, says Mani

Kottayam (Kerala), June 28: Kerala Fince Minister K.M. Mani said on Sunday that the truth in the “non-existent” bar scam case will ultimately triumph, adding that he did no wrong. Mani was reacting after reports hinted that the vigilance department director Vinson M. Paul has filised the report exonerating Mani from the probe that his department conducted. “The truth will filly triumph and haven’t we seen the way the entire script in this non-existent case unfolded in a systematic manner... I was very confident because I know I have done no wrong,” Mani told reporters here. Mani’s me surfaced in the bar scam issue in October 2014 after bar owner Biju alleged that besides the fince minister, three other cabinet ministers also took bribe from the bar owners for re-opening the bars that were closed under the state’s new liquor policy. “I will react further once the fil verdict comes,” Mani said. (IANS)