Abraham was upset that the relief fund had not reached deserving candidates and he regretted voting for the Left Democratic Front (LDF), reported Onmanorama
NRI businessman KG Abraham –based in Kuwait he is the partner and Managing Director of NBTC group — has decided not to contribute funds to politicians. He recently lashed out at the Kerala government after the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) unearthed many instances of loot from the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF).
Abraham was upset that the relief fund had not reached deserving candidates and he regretted voting for the Left Democratic Front (LDF), reported Onmanorama.
The CMDRF, nourished mostly by public donations, is an emergency assistance scheme to provide relief for deserving families and individuals financially devastated by natural calamities or accidents or death of breadwinners, or serious diseases
“I will not give anything to politicians any more. Politicians are exploiting expatriates. The funds collected from them as flood relief has not reached deserving candidates. The investments made by NonResident Indians (NRIs) have no security. The decision to tax locked houses in Kerala is pure arrogance,” he added.
A Vigilance investigation has revealed that huge amounts had been pilfered from the CMDRF by an illegal nexus of government officials in district collectorates, doctors and private agents across Kerala. The CMDRF, nourished mostly by public donations, is an emergency assistance scheme to provide relief for deserving families and individuals financially devastated by natural calamities or accidents or death of breadwinners, or serious diseases.
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