By NIMY Sara Joy

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb.07 – Kerala government is to oppose the Central government step towards legalizing online lottery by alleging a “nexus between online lottery mafia and Congress.” Kerala ministry will be soon going to launch a political campaign against it.

Kerala state Finance Minister T M Thomas Issac said, “The nexus between Congress and online lottery mafia is so strong… the draft on ‘Lotteries (Regulation) Rules 2010 published by the Centre made the online lottery a part of the lotteries.”

By registering online lottery under the category of ‘gambling’, the state government had barred online lottery in the state. Though, the new rules on online would rule against the Kerala Government’s ban and it may drive lakhs of common men into the hands of lottery mafia Finance Minister of the State said.

All-party entrustment from the state had submitted a memo along with the state government request for discontinuing online lottery legalization to the Central government. If centre is going along with the legalization process, state government will be starting a political campaign against this, he added.