KANNUR: The Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau has ordered a quick verification (QV) after primary investigation revealed discrepancies in the judgement and role of a middleman in influencing the results of the State School Kalotsavam. It is for the first time that the VACB has ordered quick verification in connection with the Kalotsavam results.
The Vigilance had taken note of the Express report exposing discrepancies in the results of kuchipudi competition. Prasanna Madhu, mother of Uthara, a contestant from Alappuzha, had raised the allegation that owing to bias in judgement, her daughter got only B grade in kuchipudi, even as she came first in kathakali and second in mohiniyattom. Uthara, is a student of NS BHSS, Mannar, Alappuzha.
Prasanna Madhu had revealed that, much ahead of the school fest, kuchipudi dancer and teacher Anshad Aziz, had predicted her ‘results’ when she refused his offer to train her daughter. Anshad had promised that she would get a prize if he was given a chance to train her. The Vigilance wing considered the complaint based on the Express report and carried out a primary investigation and thereafter ordered quick verification. The QV has been ordered following the directions of Vigilance director Jacob Thomas, Vigilance sources said.“The case seems to be strong and there is a possibility of filing an FIR. The complainant was summoned and details collected,” sources added.
Prasanna said she had given a complaint to the Vigilance about the outcome of the event even before the judgement was announced. The issue was also taken up with the Director of Public Instruction, who had found merit in it and directed her to file an appeal against the results. The outcome of the appeal would be announced only on the final day.
Prasanna said her daughter got only B grade in the competition. At the same time, another student from the same school, who was trained by Anshad for a week and who came to the state event through appeal, won the ninth place in the kuchipudi event.
Prasanna alleged that the five students trained by Anshad had worn an ornament below the ‘arapatta.’ They had not worn that ornament in the past events that took place in the district and other levels. His students wear some specific marks and ornaments so that the judges could identify them, she said.
Anshad never retains the same students every year. Instead he takes students from various places and they win prizes in kuchipudi or gets A grade, Prasanna said.