Former DMK Minister challenges Nirmalkumar to substantiate bribery allegations against him
Former DMK Minister P. Moorthy has challenged current Law Minister R. Nirmalkumar to provide evidence for bribery allegations regarding the Registration Department. Moorthy claims the accusations are baseless and points to increased revenue during his tenure as proof of effective governance.
Why it matters
This political dispute highlights ongoing tensions and corruption allegations within the Tamil Nadu state government, impacting public trust in administrative institutions.
Former Minister for Registration P. Moorthy of the DMK on Sunday challenged Law Minister R. Nirmalkumar to furnish evidence to substantiate his allegations that bribes were collected in the Registration Department during the previous DMK regime.
“The Minister should provide details of the Sub-Registrar offices, survey numbers, and registration documents for which commission was allegedly collected on my behalf,” Mr. Moorthy told reporters in Madurai.
He was responding to repeated allegations by Mr. Nirmalkumar that, while serving as Registration Minister, Mr. Moorthy had stationed his associates at every registration office across the State to collect a 20% commission on every property registration during the DMK regime.
“I held meetings only with the senior-most officials of the Registration Department as Minister and never spoke to any of the 589 Sub-Registrars in the State. The Government can very well conduct an inquiry with the officials,” Mr. Moorthy said.
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