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rape: Kurien writes to Sonia, Ansari  Suryanelli gang rape:
Kurien writes to Sonia, Ansari  February 12, 2013 14:59 IST
Facing the heat after fresh twists in the Suryanelli gang rape
case, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien has written to
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Chairman of the Upper House
Hamid Ansari explaining his position.   He is understood to have
explained in the letter the judgments of various courts, which
"exonerated" him in the case.  When contacted, Kurien said he
cannot speak to the media on any communication between him and
the Congress president.  The lone convict in the Suryanelli
gangrape case had on Monday alleged that Kurien was involved in
it as claimed by the victim.  Dharmarajan, the convict who is
absconding after obtaining bail, had told a television channel
that the principal investigator in the case had allegedly
pressurised him not to mention Kur