Saritha Nair, the main accused in Kerala’s multi-crore solar panel scam, has a rags-to-riches story that could make a movie about ambition, crime and wooing the powerful. A judicial commission on Thursday indicted former chief minister Oommen Chandy, his former ministers, and other Congress leaders for allegedly helping Saritha and Biju. Saritha was born in a middle class family: the second daughter of a clerk with the Nair Service Society, an influential organisation of Kerala’s Nair community, in Chenganur in Pathanamthitta district. Saritha and Biju entered the solar business in 2010 and formed a fictitious company called Team Solar. Soon, allegations against Saritha and Biju started trickling out and police filed 37 cases against them.

Source: Hindustan Times November 09, 2017 12:45 UTC