Bhubaneswar, Oct. 20 -- Thiruvananthapuram: Already on the mat, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan appeared to have got some relief after the statement of Swapna Suresh, prime accused in the gold smuggling case, to the Enforcement Directorate, surfaced in the media, wherein she seems to have given a clean chit to Vijayan.

As per reports, Swapna has said that she had only had official interactions with the Chief Minister and there was no personal relation.

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