Kerala gold smuggling case: Speaker defends himself after Chennithala fires fresh salvo “As an official of the UAE consulate, Swapna Suresh was a familiar face and I have interacted with her on multiple occasions. But I wasn't familiar with her criminal background,” said Sreeramakrishnan Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Dismissing the allegations of an unholy nexus with Swapna Suresh, an accused in the gold smuggling case, Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan said he was shocked to know about her criminal background. He was speaking at a press meet on Thursday after BJP state president K Surendran and later Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala raised serious allegations against him ranging from being complicit in the gold smuggling to extravagance in running the legislative assembly.