The comment that the Alummoottil family’s properties are going through the current legal battles due to the obstinacy of the younger generation Alummoottil family members, is a very incorrect impression among the public these days. The publication of this opinion and the inadvertent elevation of this opinion to a factual status without adequate investigation is just an unfortunate act of irresponsible journalism by the
Kerala Kaumudi News Paper editors.

Even though this opinionated article or the matter contained within deserves no glorification through a response, I believe it is my duty as a member of this family to set some factual basis for this wrong public impression. The editors of Kaumudi fail to note that the current legal struggle is a fateful outcome of the greed of a particular person who is a member of our family only by virtue of marriage. He is Mr. N. Gopinathan, a retired District Judge who had married Saradamani, the only daughter of A. P. Chellamma.

Since that wedding, Gopinathan has done nothing but try to destroy the family unity and coax Chellamma and her husband (late T. K. Madhavan) to transfer custody of all the family wealth to the name of their only daughter Saradamani and her children. The greed of Gopinathan was in no way lessened by the countless properties that were transferred to Saradamani’s name, not to forget the priceless artifacts and jewels that existed in the Meda and the Naalukettu that was wisked away by him.

The early demise of Saradamani, his current age of 80+ and his lack of health has had little if not any change in the greed of this self-centered man. Since Saradamani’s demise Gopinathan has been dragging the rest of the Alummoottil family through frivolous legal battles based on the property claims of his wife and children. The five sons of A. P. Chellamma are united to protect the tharavaad, where they and their sister were born and brought up. Only because of them the Meda and Naalukettu are persisting. Next Page >>