After husband’s apology, Kerala minister’s wife says she won’t pursue her complaint of infidelity

Kerala Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar’s wife, Bindu Menon, on Tuesday said that since her husband apologized for cheating on her, she won’t go ahead with the complaint against him.

Bindu Menon had accused Ganesh Kumar of infidelity on Monday. Speaking to a News channel on Tuesday, she said her husband had called and apologised to her for his indiscretion. She said an apology, rather than legal action, was what she sought.

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Bindu also said that as she did not take his calls, Ganesh called her sister and spoke to her emotionally. “He called me and said we could resolve it, which is what I wanted too. I never wanted to pursue legal action, nor do I seek any revenge,” she said.

“Many had contacted me, but I refrained from responding. My intention was never to tarnish anyone’s reputation or that of the government. I am the person who will continue to live with the minister, so there is no need for him to apologise publicly,” she further said. She urged others to respect her privacy.

With this development, speculation over the minister’s resignation appears to have ended, providing some relief to the LDF government in the poll-bound state.

Allegations of purported sexual misconduct against Kerala Transport Minister KB Ganesh Kumar have put the LDF government in an embarrassing situation just months ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls.

Bindu Menon, second wife of Kerala Congress (B) leader and Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar, has openly accused him of infidelity on Monday . She accused Gansh Kumar of being found in a situation inside their family home in Valakam that, she said, “no one could even imagine.”

Bindu, a close relative of ex-DGP and BJP leader R Sreelekha, further alleged that as advised by the latter, she had called up the police seeking help. But despite her distress call, the police failed to act. Bindu also accused the minister’s personal staff of assault

Following this,the Congress has targeted the minister seeking his resignation. The KSU, the student wing of the Congress filed a complaint before the state police chief seeking action against the erring cops

Bindu’s claim that she had to seek help by contacting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter, Veena Vijayan, has created a political storm, as the government has long championed women’s safety.

Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly VD. Satheeshan on Monday sharply criticised the Kerala Police and the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over serious allegations raised by Bindu Menon against her husband and transport minister KB Ganesh Kumar.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Satheesan questioned the safety and justice available to ordinary women in Kerala , arguing that if even a minister’s wife cannot receive justice from police, then no other woman can expect it.

The Opposition leader sought a reply from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on an allegation that the police failed to legally process a distress call from Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar’s wife, Bindu Menon.

Satheesan said it was shocking that police officers who reached the spot allegedly failed to provide protection the complainant, the minister’s wife and instead left the scene

He questioned whether the police fled out of fear because the complaint involved a minister’s family. Satheesan said that such incidents were a disgrace to a government that frequently claims to ensure women’s safety, and demanded that the Chief Minister respond to the people of Kerala

Satheesan said transport minister Ganesh Kumar’s wife, Bindu Menon was allegedly locked inside a room and had to call the police for help. Even after the police arrived, he said, they didn’y give protection to her-neither they checked her condition nor investigated whether she had been assaulted or injured, and did not attempt to rescue her from the situation.

He asked whether women can expect safety from such a police force. “Which woman can expect safety from such a police force? The police abandoned the complainant and left. What kind of pathetic situation is this? What kind of government is this,” Satheesan asked

In a sharp response, Ganesh Kumar termed the whole episode a political move. Without dismissing or accepting the allegations, he said nobody has the right to interfere in his personal life. Referring to the romantic lives of writers Madhavikutty, Punathil Kunjabdulla and first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, he opined that it’s natural to have love affairs in life. “It is a political move aimed at the upcoming elections.