‘Evil force’: TVK targets DMK after ex-minister’s arrest in alleged Rs 100-crore scam
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party has attacked the ruling DMK party following the arrest of a former minister in a corruption scandal. The controversy involves alleged irregularities in school recognition and statutory clearances.
Why it matters
This reflects the intense political rivalry in Tamil Nadu and the ongoing public discourse surrounding corruption allegations against established political dynasties.
NEW DELHI: The ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Monday labelled the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) an “evil force” following the arrest of DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in connection with an alleged Rs 100-crore scam.The Chennai Police’s Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested Poyyamozhi over alleged irregularities in granting recognition and other statutory clearances to private schools during his tenure as school education minister.“Is the mask of the DMK—which once arrogantly boasted, ‘We are the banyan tree; no matter who governs, we are the ruling party’—finally being torn off today?
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