“I Have 5,000 Affairs,” Says Kerala Minister, After Being Caught Cheating on Wife
A controversy erupted in Kerala after K. B. Ganesh Kumar’s wife Bindu Menon accused him of being with another woman, allegations the minister has strongly denied.
A major controversy has erupted in Kerala after serious allegations were made against state Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar by his wife Bindu Menon.
Ganesh Kumar married Menon after divorcing his first wife, Yamini Thankachi. In 2013, Thankachi accused him of physical and mental abuse, which forced him to resign from the United Democratic Front (UDF) Cabinet. Reports say his marriage with Menon had also been facing problems.
The latest incident happened on 7 March 2026 around 2:00 pm. Menon said she had been away for two months and that the minister had blocked her number. Seeking closure, she went to his house in Valakam, Kollam.
She alleged that she found the minister with another woman in a compromising situation in the bedroom. Menon said she began taking photos as evidence, but claimed that security staff tried to stop her and snatch her phone.
Distressed, she called 112, the national emergency helpline. Some reports say she contacted the police on the advice of her relative, former DGP R Sreelekha.
Police later arrived, but Menon claimed they did not question anyone. She also alleged that the woman who had been with the minister was taken away from the house before officers reached the spot.
The issue became public on 9 March 2026, when Menon spoke to television channels about the incident. Her statements quickly spread across news channels and social media.
Ganesh Kumar strongly denied the allegations and called them politically motivated ahead of upcoming elections. Opposition leaders then questioned why police did not act despite receiving a call from the minister’s wife.
Responding to the controversy, the minister said people without love affairs are “morons” and insisted no one should interfere in his personal life. He added that he was a corruption-free public representative and claimed his life was an “open book”.
He also said that famous figures like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, writer Kamala Suraiyya, and author Punathil Kunjabdulla had also faced criticism over matters related to love.
