Opposition spreading false information about fraudulent registration of Palani mutt land, says HR & CE Minister Ramesh
Tamil Nadu Minister for HR&CE, P.K. Sekar Babu (referred to as Ramesh in text), denied allegations of involvement in the fraudulent registration of temple-owned land in Palani. He stated that he has initiated a departmental inquiry and filed a police complaint against those spreading misinformation.
Why it matters
The case involves high-level political accountability and the protection of religious endowment assets from fraudulent real estate practices.
Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Ramesh on Tuesday alleged that the Opposition parties were spreading false information against him on social media by linking him to individuals who had fraudulently registered 1.4 acres of land at the foothills of Palani belonging to the Dhandayuthapani Swami Mutt.
A departmental inquiry had been initiated against a Registration Department official in connection with the registration of the land, he said.
Addressing a press conference along with Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration D. Logesh Tamilselvan at the Secretariat in Chennai, Mr. Ramesh denied having any connection with those individuals and said he had lodged a complaint with the Greater Chennai Police against those spreading “false information”.
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