Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 -- Keralam Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday said the state police and the Home Department had no prior information about the Enforcement Directorate raid conducted at former Kerala Chief Minister and CPI-M leader Pinarayi Vijayan's residence.

"Nobody has informed us, even after the raid, that they were depending on the Central Forces," Chennithala told reporters

He said that when police learned of gatherings at Pinarayi and Calicut, personnel were deployed and "there was no problem at all" at those locations. However, referring to the situation in Trivandrum, the minister alleged a conspiracy.

"Kerala Police or Kerala Home Minister does not have any information about the ED raid. Nobo...