K. T. Jaleel

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K. T. Jaleel
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Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 June 2011 (2011-06-01)

In 2019, KT Jaleel had to resign from the Pinarayi cabinet after the Kerala Lokayukta found him guilty of nepotism [17] [18] and that he had ‘misused’ his official powers to appoint a family member in Kerala State Minorities Development Finance Corporation [19] [20] In 2018, Jaleel had appointed his close relative KT Adeeb [21] as General Manager of the KSMDFC, under the Ministry of Minority Welfare in Kerala. [22] [23] [24]

In 2020 there was an investigation of the illegal import of dates and religious texts through Diplomatic courier mailed to the UAE Consulate. [25] These emerged during a probe into the smuggling of 30 kg of gold through diplomatic cargo to the Consulate. [26] The National Investigation Agency (NIA) called Jaleel as a witness in the Gold smuggling case, [27] which has listed him as the 114th witness, had recorded his statements on September 17, 2020. [28] [29] [30] KT Jaleel's Kashmir-related Facebook post also led to controversy. [31]

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  19. ↑ "Kerala MLA KT Jaleel approaches SC against Lokayukta in nepotism row". The News Minute. 3 August 2021.
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  22. ↑ "Appointment of Jaleel's kin: Lok Ayukta seeks documents". The Hindu. 8 February 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
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  26. ↑ "Customs to interrogate minister K T Jaleel". Mathrubhumi. 7 November 2020.
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  30. ↑ "Kerala gold smuggling case: After ED & NIA, Customs quiz minister KT Jaleel | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 November 2020.
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