KANNUR: District Collector Arun K Vijayan has reiterated that he had not invited former district panchayat president P P Divya for the farewell function arranged for outgoing ADM Naveen Babu on October 14.

He told reporters on Tuesday that he had received a phone call from Divya, but refused to divulge details of the call saying that those things are part of the investigation. It may be recalled that in her petition before the Thalassery Sessions Court, Divya had stated that she was invited to the function by the district collector. He said he cannot comment on Divya’s claim.

The collector said he has handed over the telephone call records to the police. “I have not contacted Divya after the incident,” he said. He refused to react to the question whether he had contacted the ADM after the farewell. He denied reports that he had applied for transfer from the post. “These are the matters to be decided by the government and I will abide by the government’s decision,” he said.