Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 5 -- Apart from the Leader of the Opposition VD Satheeshan, the Vigilance on Monday recommended a CBI investigation under the FCRA against the NGO Manappatt Foundation and its Chairman/CEO Ameer Ahammed.

Allegations were raised that foreign funds were collected and routed to Kerala in the name of rehabilitating flood victims as part of a conspiracy allegedly involving Manappatt Foundation CEO Ameer Ahammed and V D Satheesan.

The Vigilance has found that during the period of the Punarjani project (2018-22), Rs.1,22,23,152 was credited to the FCRA account of the Manappatt Foundation.

According to the complaint received by the Vigilance, this money was collected from various countries in the name of the Punarjani ...