Underwear Tampering Ends Kerala MLA Antony Raju's Career, Sentenced to 3 Years

• Former Kerala Minister Antony Raju sentenced to 3 years in jail for evidence tampering in a 1990 narcotics case.
• Raju, then a lawyer, was accused of resizing an Australian national Andrew Salvatore Cervelli's underwear, where hashish was found.
• The act aimed to prove the underwear didn't belong to Cervelli, leading to his 1993 acquittal by Kerala HC.
• Cervelli's 1996 confession in Australia triggered a re-investigation, leading to Raju's conviction.
• Raju, 71, is disqualified as an MLA, ending his nearly 50-year political career; co-accused court clerk K Jose also sentenced.

Why It Matters: Antony Raju's political career ends after conviction for tampering with evidence in a 35-year-old drug case.