Case against Raja's brother

April 10, 2011 01:04 am | Updated 01:04 am IST - PERAMBALUR:

The police have registered a case against A. Kaliyaperumal, brother of former Telecom Minister A. Raja, on the charges of bribing voters and misusing the vehicle allotted to an Independent to campaign for the DMK nominee.

Mr. Kaliyaperumal, who is also the chairman of the Andimuthu – Chinnapillai Chairtable Trust, a family trust of Mr. Raja, on Thursday wooed women members of the Manomani self-help group near Eraiyur village by promising a loan of Rs.2 lakh. He also bribed the voters in the village, according to complaints received by election officials. Sensing that the flying squad was rushing to the village, Mr. Kaliyaperumal sent off his car and switched over to a vehicle belonging to Ravichandran, an Independent.

The squad seized calendars carrying images of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and former Union Telecom Minister A. Raja – campaign materials distributed without permission. The Mangalamedu police have registered case under Section 171(B); 171 (E) and 188 of Indian Penal Code against Mr. Kaliyaperumal on charges of bribery. A case has also been registered against the car driver, Akbar.

District Election Officer M. Vijayakumar said that since Mr. Kaliyaperumal had used the vehicle belonging to an Independent, the expenditure would be transferred to the DMK nominee. A poll violation case has been registered against Mr. Ravichandran.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.