‘Will take action on corruption plaint by PMK against AIADMK’

T.N. tells HC during hearing of a writ petition by G.K. Mani

The State government on Friday informed the Madras High Court that it shall take action on the basis of a representation made by Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) to the Governor on February 17, 2015, levelling as many as 18 serious allegations of corruption against the then All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) regime in granite mining, beach sand mining, river sand mining, purchase of electricity, liquor sales and so on. Appearing before Justice R. Mahadevan, who was seized of a 2015 writ petition filed by PMK president G.K. Mani, Advocate General R. Shunmughasundaram said the Governor had forwarded PMK’s representation to the State government and called for remarks. Thereafter, copies of the representation were sent to the relevant government departments for verification and ascertaining their stand on the allegations levelled by the party, he said. “The present government is following up the issue and necessary action will be taken in accordance with law,” the A-G asserted. Convinced with his submissions, the judge recorded them and closed the writ petition that had sought for a direction to the Governor’s secretariat to dispose of the representation made by the party. The litigant had also sought an interim direction to disclose the action taken on the basis of the representation.