Sources : More trouble for TN EB Minister Senthil Balaji.
Though the SC ordered that the matter was to be listed on 18 May 2022, out of the blue it was suddenly listed on 11 May 2022. Some manipulations happened in Registry it appears. 1+
An anti corruption organisation had engaged Prasanth Bushan and filed an implead petition.
The Bench posed a question to Bushan as to what is his locus in this issue. The Bench asked Bushan, A gave money to B and cheated. B returned the money. In what way you are +
aggrieved asked the Bench.
Bushan told if money is returned offence under 420 IPC is compoundable and only the concerned Magistrate can compound the offence. How did High Court quashed the FIR under 482 when it should be done only by a Magistrate. 3+
Further the person who cheated is a public servant. When public servant is involved, Prevention of Corruption Act should be invoked.
When the Bench asked what needs to be done, Bushan said let the SC lay down the law that even if public servants are involved in 4+
corruption, offence can be compounded.
A perplexed bench directed other counsels to file rely and posted the matter in m 18th May 2022.
The following Senior Counsels appeared for Senthil Balaji.
Sources : The TN State Commission for SC / STs issues notice to the District Collector, Tirupathur for excluding Beef Briyani from the Briyani festival to be organised at Tirupattur. The event has now been cancelled due to the controversy erupted due to the exclusion. 1/5
The notice by TN Commission for SC / ST is a facade and preemptive action to prevent the National Commission for SC / ST from intervening. The National Commission had recently went full guns blazing against the police & TN government in the custodial death 2/5
of Vignesh recently.
The State Commission for SC / ST is a state commission and brought by the DMK government in September 2021.
Terming this body as a toothless body, VCK MP Ravikumar had said, “the chairperson is to hold office till he attains the age of 70, 3/5
Sources : Congratulations are in order to the son in law of first family on his starting a new real estate firm.
Sabareesan started a real estate firm in the name and style of “SESAK Realtors”.
Sabareesan, his wife and Stalin’s daughter 1+
Senthamarai and DMK’s coffer manager Anna Nagar Karthik are the directors in this firm. The firm has been started on 28 April 2022 with a paid up capital of 10 lakhs.
SESAK stands for ‘SE’nthamarai, ‘SA’bareesan’ and ‘Karthik. 2+
The firm functions from No.1202, 2 Block, Anna Nagar, 6th Avenue, Chennai. 600 040.
A separate congratulations are also in order for Senthamarai for starting a real estate firm on her own in the name and style of “Rays Sunshine Estates Private Limited”. 3+
The All India Working journalists Federation strongly condemns TN BJP President Annamalai’s abusive attitude towards the members of the press. In a statement issued through its Vice President, it says “instead of answering questions by media, Annamalai threatens media 1+
by asking ‘Are you RedPix media, Are you Sun TV, Are you Gopalapuram Media, etc in a threatening tone.
Recently when a journalist from an English Daily sought his remarks for a story, Annamalai shouted at the reporter saying ‘Shall I ask you which church you are going, 2+
Shall I ask questions about your wife and kids ?
He further said, if you publish this you will meet the same fate of your colleague ( a woman journalist of ToI).
The journalist forum while strongly condemning Annamalai’s attitude towards the press, 3+
Sources : The Time of India Chennai Edition carried a story about the inner discontent and bickering in TN BJP with the heading “Discontent brews in Tamil Nadu BIP over revamp as key posts go to new entrants”. The story was written by its correspondent 1+
J. Shanmugasundaram.
Yesterday at Madurai Mariott hotel, there was a meeting of the newly appointed office bearers of TN BJP. In the meeting Annamalai had said, “some of you here have been giving information about me. Some of you are also joking about me in WhatsApp. 2+
I called up Shanmugasundaram and told him in categorical terms that he may have to pay the price for writing against Annamalai.”
Senior BJP leaders were astonished about the behaviour of Annamalai. BJP leaders who want cordial relationship with the media are worried 3+
Sources : As per the DVAC FIR in 7/2022/AC/CB dated 23.04.2022, a case was registered against K. Umasakthi, Joint Transport Commissioner, Coimbatore Range following a surprise check conducted by Addl SP of DVAC, Coimbatore Detachment 1+
During the surprise check, a sum of Rs.28,35,000/- was seized.
Just a month back, Natarajan, a Deputy Transport Commissioner was searched and found that he has been collecting bribe for promotion and Rs.35 lakhs was seized. 2+
Following this seizure, Transport Minister Raja Kannappan was shunted to Backward Class portfolio and SS.Sivasankar took over as Transport Minister.
Interestingly, in both the cases, the accused Natarajan, DTC and Uma Sakthi, JTC have not been suspended. 3+_
Sources : Fresh complaint against Tiruvallur SP Varun Kumar IPS, in sharing of mamool. All lorries carrying silicon sand from Andhra has to cross Tamil Nadu via Gummidipoondi. The mammal set up is 5 lakhs per lorry and not even a single lorry can enter Tiruvallur district 1/4
without the knowledge of SP Varun Kumar.
S. Rithu, a Group I DSP is now the DSP of Gummidipoondi sub-division. She is the daughter of Sarangan, IPS, a retired IG, who is a skilful bribe collector. 2/4
Hearing about the Silicon sand lorries, sources say Sarangan instructed his daughter S.Rithu to open a separate mamool channel and deal separately.
A couple of silicon lorries entered Gummidipoondi and crossed Tiruvallur without the knowledge of SP Varun Kumar. 3/4