DMK’s ex-Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi moves Madras High Court to quash FIR in ₹100-crore fraud case
Former DMK Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has petitioned the Madras High Court to quash an FIR related to a ₹100-crore fraud case. The case involves allegations of illegal collections from private schools during his tenure.
Why it matters
This case highlights ongoing legal scrutiny into political corruption and the intersection of private education and government influence.
Former School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has approached the Madras High Court with a plea to quash a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Chennai Central Crime Branch (CCB) police on June 27, 2026 in connection with the alleged illegal collection of over ₹100 crore from various private schools in the State during the erstwhile DMK regime.
Justice V. Lakshminarayanan would be hearing on Monday (September 28, 2026) a sub application filed by him to dispense with the production of original copy of the FIR. The CCB had booked the FIR against the president of an unregistered association of private schools B.T. Arasakumar and his alleged accomplices following a complaint lodged by D.C. Elangovan, president of a registered association.
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