02-27-2004, 11:40 PM
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3 former DMK Ministers chargesheeted
NT Bureau
Chennai, Feb 27:
Nemesis seems to be catching up with those who were Ministers in the previous DMK regime.
Many Ministers in the DMK government have had chargesheets filed against them by the DVAC (Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption). Today, three more former Ministers faced the same mortification.
The three former Agriculture Minister Veerapandi Arumugam, former Handloom Minister N K K Periasamy and former Animal Husbandry Minister 'Pulavar' Senguttuvan were chargesheeted today at Salem, Erode and Trichy respectively.
The DVAC sleuths filed the chargesheets with the Chief Judicial Magistrate in the respective towns.
According to reports reaching here, the case against Veerapandi Arumugam involves a sum of Rs.1.8 crore that is alleged to be not commensurate with his known sources of income.
The DVAC had conducted raids at 16 of Arumugam's places in and near Salem. Raids were also conducted at the premises of some of his relatives. In all, seven of his family members figure in the chargesheet which runs into 60 pages. The chargesheet also has 5000 supporting documents.
DVAC is pressing for charges that Arumugam amassed the said amount during his tenure as the Agriculture Minister under former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's dispensation.
N K K Periasamy is said to have made Rs.72.71 lakh more than from his known sources of income. Five of the former Handloom Minister's relatives also figure in the chargesheet filed by the DVAC today. The 40-page chargesheet has 4000 supporting documents.
'Pulavar' Senguttuvan is said to have made Rs.81.42 lakh more than that was declared through his regular sources of income.
DVAC has also made out a case against six of his relatives and the chargesheet runs into 70 pages with 7000 supporting documents.
DVAC sources say that the cases against the Ministers are very strong.
The DVAC, it may be recalled, had carried out raids against many of the former DMK Ministers on charges of corruption. The raids were conducted over the last two years. Already chargesheets have been filed against seven former DMK Ministers.
The seven are: Ponmudi, Durai Murugan, Jennifer Chandran, I Periasamy, Anthiyur Selvaraj, Samayanallur Selvaraj and Suresh Rajan.
DVAC says that evidences against all of them are very strong.
3 former DMK Ministers chargesheeted
NT Bureau
Chennai, Feb 27:
Nemesis seems to be catching up with those who were Ministers in the previous DMK regime.
Many Ministers in the DMK government have had chargesheets filed against them by the DVAC (Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption). Today, three more former Ministers faced the same mortification.
The three former Agriculture Minister Veerapandi Arumugam, former Handloom Minister N K K Periasamy and former Animal Husbandry Minister 'Pulavar' Senguttuvan were chargesheeted today at Salem, Erode and Trichy respectively.
The DVAC sleuths filed the chargesheets with the Chief Judicial Magistrate in the respective towns.
According to reports reaching here, the case against Veerapandi Arumugam involves a sum of Rs.1.8 crore that is alleged to be not commensurate with his known sources of income.
The DVAC had conducted raids at 16 of Arumugam's places in and near Salem. Raids were also conducted at the premises of some of his relatives. In all, seven of his family members figure in the chargesheet which runs into 60 pages. The chargesheet also has 5000 supporting documents.
DVAC is pressing for charges that Arumugam amassed the said amount during his tenure as the Agriculture Minister under former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's dispensation.
N K K Periasamy is said to have made Rs.72.71 lakh more than from his known sources of income. Five of the former Handloom Minister's relatives also figure in the chargesheet filed by the DVAC today. The 40-page chargesheet has 4000 supporting documents.
'Pulavar' Senguttuvan is said to have made Rs.81.42 lakh more than that was declared through his regular sources of income.
DVAC has also made out a case against six of his relatives and the chargesheet runs into 70 pages with 7000 supporting documents.
DVAC sources say that the cases against the Ministers are very strong.
The DVAC, it may be recalled, had carried out raids against many of the former DMK Ministers on charges of corruption. The raids were conducted over the last two years. Already chargesheets have been filed against seven former DMK Ministers.
The seven are: Ponmudi, Durai Murugan, Jennifer Chandran, I Periasamy, Anthiyur Selvaraj, Samayanallur Selvaraj and Suresh Rajan.
DVAC says that evidences against all of them are very strong.