Chennai, Oct 29 The DVAC on Thursday launched extensive searches at 25 places across Tamil Nadu linked to former minister and DMK leader K N Nehru in connection with an alleged Rs 634-crore cash-for-jobs scam.
The raids follow the registration of a case against Nehru and others, acting on a recent directive from the Madras High Court.
The court had ordered a full-fledged probe based on materials provided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which initially flagged the irregularities to the state police in October 2025.
According to the agency, the investigation focuses on allegations that bribes were systematically collected from candidates in exchange for government postings in the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department during Nehru’s tenure as minister.
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) officials are currently scrutinising documents, financial records, and other materials at the targeted locations to trace the suspected money trail and gather evidence pertaining to the recruitment process.
The development comes a day after Nehru moved the Supreme Court by filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP), challenging the Madras High Court’s October 26 order that dismissed his review petition against the registration of the FIR.
Reacting strongly to the raids, DMK president M K Stalin termed the action as “Vettri Vendetta Politics” orchestrated by the TVK government.
In a lengthy post on X, Stalin accused Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay of staging a “raidshow” to divert public and media attention from the state’s deteriorating law and order, which he claimed has left women, children, and the elderly unsafe.
Stalin dubbed the ruling party the “TN Branch Washing Machine” that absorbs corrupt individuals while exclusively targeting former DMK ministers.
He alleged the searches were conducted to generate “reels videos” for the upcoming Trichy East by-election and to give the Chief Minister a platform to deliver “punch dialogues” on stage.
“Even the toenail of a grassroots DMK cadre will not fear these raids,” Stalin said.
Hitting out at the TVK regime for its “rusted administration” and severe price rises, the DMK chief said the entire country was laughing at the state government.
(PTI News)
