Kerala orders a detailed financial examination of the State Sports Council after Operation Kalikkalam inspections

25 October 2026

The Kerala government has ordered a detailed financial examination of the irregularities found in the Vigilance inspections of the Kerala State Sports Council. Sports Minister O.J. Jenish told the Niyamasabha, in reply to a question by P. Abdulla MLA, that the Finance Inspection wing has been asked to carry out the review. The Vigilance department had carried out surprise inspections under the name Operation Kalikkalam on September 24 at the state Sports Council headquarters and at 14 district sports council offices. The inspections found cash books and purchase registers poorly maintained, sports equipment bought without tenders, and most district councils not fully using funds received under the Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan scheme.