33% sitting Tamil Nadu MLAs have criminal cases against them: ADR

33% sitting Tamil Nadu MLAs have criminal cases against them: ADR

The Hindu

Thirty-three % of the sitting MLAs in Tamil Nadu – 68 out of the 204 – have declared criminal cases against them, according to a report by poll rights group ADR (Association for Democratic Reforms). Out of the total sitting MLAs from the poll-bound state, 38 (19 %) MLAs have serious criminal cases against them, it said.
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