ED raid progressing at the residence of Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram on May 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) raided the houses of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram. It is viewed as a major escalation of a long-running enquiry into whether his daughter and former IT consultant, T. Veena’s now defunct firm, Exalogic, had received sizeable monthly retainers from Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL), a private mining company, during the 2017-2021 period allegedly without rendering any tangible service. The ED search unfolded at 12 locations across the State, including the residence of the former Tourism and Public Works Minister and Ms. Veena’s husband, P.A. Mohamed Riyas, in Kozhikode, and the houses of the mining company’s promoters, among other localities. ED officials, accompanied by armed Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, were seen entering the search localities early Wednesday (May 27, 2026). They cordoned off the premises, including Mr. Vijayan’s recently rented house at Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram. Mr Vijayan …