BJP’s Radikaa is richest among candidates of major political parties vying for Virudhunagar Lok Sabha seat
The Hindu
Virudhunagar BJP candidate Radikaa Sarathkumar is the richest among major party candidates with assets worth crores.
BJP candidate Radikaa Sarathkumar has emerged as the richest among the candidates of major political parties who have filed their nominations for Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency.
As per her affidavit the actor-turned-politician has movable assets worth ₹27 crore and immovable assets amounting to ₹26 crore. She possesses 750 grams of gold and 5 kg of silver articles. She has cited ₹14 crore of bank loan and ₹6.5 crore of GST and Income Tax, as liabilities. The movable assets include ₹59-lakh-worth Audi car, investment in various companies and shares.
She has also stated that her husband Sarathkumar has movable and immovable assets totalling to ₹29.8 crore, 300 gms gold, 4 kg silver and ₹10-lakh worth diamonds. He too has ₹19 crore bank dues and ₹8.48 crores of GST and IT, as liabilities.
The two-time sitting MP of the constituency and Congress candidate B. Manickam Tagore, in his affidavit, has stated that he has movable assets of ₹11 lakh, including a vehicle worth ₹1.70 lakh and that of his wife as ₹73 lakh. His immovable assets, properties in Madurai, Chennai and Sivaganga, amounts to ₹2 crore. He has a housing loan of ₹88 lakh. He owns 80 gms of gold, while his spouse has 1,160 gms of gold, ₹73.50 lakh worth movable assets and ₹3 crore of immovable assets. He has declared his advocate profession and law consultancy as sources of income.
The DMDK alliance candidate and son of actor Vijayakanth, Vijaya Prabhakaran, has disclosed ₹11.38 crore of movable assets, including a BMW car and two other vehicles. He has also shown ₹6.57 crore worth immovable assets. He has stated that he has 192 gms of gold and 560 gms of silver. He has furnished ₹12.8 crore as liabilities. Business and interest from bank has been shown as sources of income.
His mother, Premalatha Vijayakant, has ₹6.49 crore of movable assets, ₹48.99 crore of immovable assets, 1,540 gm of gold and 1,050 gm of silver.
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