DVAC searches aimed at diverting people’s attention, says former Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami
The Hindu
Corruption to the tune of ₹500 crore had taken place in the distribution of Pongal gift hampers, he claims
AIADMK co-coordinator and Opposition leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday claimed that corruption to the tune of ₹500 crore had taken place in the distribution of Pongal gift hampers announced by the DMK government and charged that only to divert people’s attention, the DVAC was targetting former AIADMK Ministers.
On Thursday, the DVAC launched searches at the premises belonging to former Higher Education Minister K.P.Anbalagan and his family members.

The heat of the recently concluded local body elections spilled over into the first meeting of the newly elected council of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, as the Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) questioned the propriety of the 20 councillors to whom the Kerala High Court had issued a notice regarding their oaths, participating in the council.

Taking a dig at Udupi District Congress unit for demanding action against Udupi Deputy Commissioner T K Swaroopa for flagging off the Paryaya procession by waving a saffron flag, Udupi District BJP President Kuthyar Naveen Shetty on Wednesday asked how many preparatory meetings had district in-charge Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar conducted ahead of the celebrations.











