Published 5/21/2026, 11:05:46 AM · Updated 5/21/2026, 1:55:12 PMBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and former Minister for Finance T.M.
Thomas Isaac has questioned the United Democratic Front (UDF) government’s claim of “inheriting an empty treasury” from the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.
“The UDF government should be willing to disclose the cash balance when it came to power,” Dr. Isaac said, pointing out that Minister for Finance in the LDF government K.N.
Balagopal had stated that the cash balance was approximately ₹6,000 crore.