Kerala gold smuggling case prime accused Swapna Suresh on June 14 claimed that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is strongly connected with former Journalist Shaj Kiran.<br /><br />“No matter how many more cases come up against me, I will not withdraw my 164 statement. The CM is strongly connected with Shaj Kiran. They sent him to my office and now they've registered another case against me,” she said.