‘Graft complaint against former minister waiting for govt nod’

‘Graft complaint against former minister waiting for govt nod’

Chennai: 21.11.2021

A multi-crore corruption complaint against former AIADMK minister K P Anbalagan is awaiting the government’s sanction for registration of case, the state has informed Madras high court.

A submission to this effect was made by the state public prosecutor before Justice M Nirmal Kumar, before whom a direction petition filed by a former panchayat president seeking registration of corruption case against Anbalagan came up for hearing.

In view of the prosecutor’s submission, Justice M Nirmal Kumar adjourned the hearing by four weeks.

According to M Krishnamoorthy, former president of Molayanur panchayat, Anbazhagan, during his tenure as MLA and minister, was involved in various corruption activities. “Particularly, during 2016-2021 he committed misappropriation of public funds allotted for the district development approximately to the tune of ₹150 crore,” the petitioner said.

The former minister misused his office and had illegally allotted all the district level government tenders worth about ₹800 crore in favour of his close relatives without following the procedure laid down in the Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act, he added.

Since his complaint to the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption did not evoke any response, he moved the high court for a direction to the agency to register a case for corruption and amassment of wealth disproportionate to the ex-minister’s income. TNN