Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 7 -- The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has found that the United Democratic Front (UDF) convenor and Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, undertook his United Kingdom (UK) visit as part of a "well-planned exercise" to collect foreign funds for the flood rehabilitation project 'Punarjani', in violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).

According to the vigilance findings, Satheesan had initiated a rehabilitation programme for victims of the 2018 Kerala floods titled "Punarjani: A New Life for Paravoor." The implementation of the project was entrusted to Ameer Ahamed, Chairman of the Manappat Foundation.

The enquiry revealed that Satheesan had obtained a N...