Sources : DMK’s first family unfurls its octopus hands. The family indirectly buys former Crown Plaza @ Adyar Gate Hotel, interestingly through a benami of OPS.
In January 2023, the Times of India carried a news item that the 286 room 5 star hotel property is about 1+
to be taken over by Ceebros.
Ceebros is a realty firm functioning from 1978. In the ToI news item, Ceebros’ MD Subba Reddy told that “talks were on”. "Only the nitty gritty of the commercial agreement needs to be finalised. For Ceebros, Crowne Plaza will be the third 2+
hotel property it is acquiring, after the Atlantic Hotel in Egmore and Viceroy Hotel in MRC Nagar. Both the hotels were razed down and built as residential towers, said ToI news item.
The promoters of Adyar Gate Hotels Limited (AGHL), the Goals have a debt of 3+
Rs. 354 crores to banks and Rs.42 crores as property tax to Chennai Corporation.
The deal between Ceebros & was for a total sum of Rs.600 crores. As per the ToI report that appeared in January, just nitty gritties of the deal alone needs to be finalised. 4+
At this juncture, sources say that a member of DMK’s first family placed a call to the management of Ceebros and instructed in categorical terms that, if they proceed with the deal, no permission whatsoever will be issued and the property will remain as a dead investment. 5+
A rattled Ceebros management has backtracked now it seems.
AGHL is likely to sell the property to Baashyam realtors a benumb of former Dy CM OPS. The Baashyam group is already in a deep soup for buying a government poromboke land and obtaining patta during the fag end 6+
of the previous regime viz. February 2021. However, the government demanded a huge sum as charges to make the patta effective and the matter is pending in court.
Now it seems that the same Baashyam, which is in dire straits due to the 2000 crore property lying in limbo 7+
is buying the AGHL property and promoting it as a residential tower. The project is estimated to cost Rs.1250 crores and expected to yield a profit of Rs.900 crores. Baashyam will be lending its name and undertaking the demolition and construction process 8+
and will get 40% of the total value and the remaining 60% goes to the first family according to sources.
Will there be a quid pro quo by way of clearing Baashyam’s legal hurdles for the Koyambedu 2000 crore property ? Watch this space. 9/9
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Sources : The list of Class A rowdies, who find refuge in TN BJP, continues.
On 30.04.2022, one Saravanan @ Tablet Saravanan was appointed as TN BJP District President of Tiruvallur. The monicker Tablet was given to him following his involvement in fake drugs. 1+
From the late nineties, 2001-2002, Saravanan was working in a drug manufacturing firm named Chemech Drugs. Saravanan was the go all get all for the Managing Director of the firm. The tablet is a hormone booster. It is also used as a replacement for Viagara.
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Saravanan, with a crooked mind, copied the formula, chemical names and started creating fake drugs in the same name and style of the firm in which he worked in. The management of the firm, filed a complaint in Andhra Pradesh and the AP police picked up 3+
Sources : Ahead of @AIADMK general council scheduled on 23rd June EPS & OPS jointly to hold meeting of all ADMK district Secretaries at Chennai today.
The party is at crossroads with a huge leadership crisis as of today. 1+
There is no party activity for the past one year and even in major issues, the ADMK has failed to nail down the ruling DMK. @AIADMK has failed to capitalise on the unpopularity of the DMK government and is on a Rip Van Winkle’s slumber. 2+
In the past one year, barring a couple, there was no party activity by ADMK. Most of the second and third level leaders in the party are frustrated without any political activity. This fatigue of the ADMK leaders / cadres has been aggravated due 3+
Sources : TN BJP President @annamalai_k appoints notorious Red Sanders smuggler KR Venkatesh as the TN BJP OBC Morcha State Secretary. Venkatesh is a notorious smuggler who has multiple cases in TN and in Andhra Pradesh. 1/4
The criminal antecedents of the said Venkatesh was very much in public domain.
The reason why Annamalai being a former IPS officer, chose to appoint Venkatesh as a state officer bearer is the pile of cash with Venkatesh. Sources add, Venkatesh has promised to 2/4
fund the party for all events and also to bring the crowd for all events.
Annamalai who is hell bent to prove himself to the Delhi high command and to make his guardian @blsanthosh proud, is adding all Category A rowdies into the party fold for money and muscle power.
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Sources : The CB CID which is probing the custodial death of Crime accused Rajasekhar at Kodungaiyur, should probe the role of George Miller, Inspector of Police who has a notorious history of high handedness.
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In 2012, a case was registered against George Miller and 3 others for indulging in fisticuffs inside Ambattur PS
Sources : Chennai City Police Commissioner Shankar Jiwal appears to have learnt a bitter lesson in the custodial death of Vignesh @ Vigna at Secretariat Colony PS just two months back.
Following the custodial death of crime accused Rajasekhar at Kodungaiyur PS yesterday, 1/4
Jiwal has taken action as per the book.
The investigation promptly transferred to CB CID without any lapse of time and also 5 police personnel including the Inspector, Sub-Inspector have been placed under suspension. 2/4
In the earlier custodial death, Jiwal tried to whitewash the custodial death and made the CM Stalin lie on the floor of the house, which made his postings as CoP untenable.
Jiwal, who has become very close with CM’s family 3/4