Chief Minister Vijay has claimed ownership over 50 cents of poromboke land in Kodaikanal, alleges election petitioner before Madras HC
An election petitioner has filed a case before the Madras High Court alleging that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay provided false declarations regarding his property assets in his 2026 election affidavit. The petitioner claims the Chief Minister misrepresented government land as his own and suppressed details about other real estate transactions.
Why it matters
Allegations of financial misconduct and false declarations against a high-ranking official raise critical questions about political accountability and election integrity.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has claimed ownership over 50 cents of government poromboke land at Vilpatti village in Kodaikanal, falsely declared a property sold by him for ₹35 crore at Padi in Chennai as his property worth ₹7 crore and wrongly termed his Neelangarai bungalow as inherited property, an election petitioner has claimed before the Madras High Court.
However, Mr Vijay said the allegations against him were baseless and the petition must be dismissed.
In the petition pending before Justice V. Lakshminarayanan, S. Dinesh, a voter from Perambur constituency, insisted the election of the Chief Minister must be declared null and void for “wilful and deliberate” suppression, misrepresentation and false declarations with respect to many of the immovable properties referred to in his 2026 election affidavit.
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