Ernakulam, April 7 -- Keralam Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty on Tuesday said that he will initiate legal action against Congress leader and Muvattupuzha MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan, who has alleged that the 2018 floods in the State were "man-made" and occurred due to corruption aimed at benefitting private contractors.

Addressing a press briefing here today, Kuzhalnadan released an audio clip in which Krishnankutty is purportedly heard saying that the severe floods that affected several areas in Keralam that year were caused by corruption under Mathew T Thomas, who was the Water Resources Minister of Keralam in 2018.

The voice in the clip mentions that Thottappally spillway in Alappuzha was not opened despite requests, and that water w...