The vigilance agency is investigating 26 locations connected to former Tamil Nadu minister and AIADMK politician KPP Baskar

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• Aug 12, 2022 | Kabir Chakraborty

The same agency searched 49 locations connected to former AIADMK minister Kamaraj in Tamil Nadu in July and found disproportionate assets worth Rs. 58 crores associated with him. Raids were being carried out in Chennai, Coimbatore, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Tiruchirappalli.

Digital Desk: The former All India
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) minister KPP Baskar's home and the
homes of his family members have been searched by the Directorate of Vigilance
and Anti Corruption (DVAC) for the possession of disproportionate assets.

According
to reports, Baskar is close with Edappadi K. Palaniswami, the AIADMK's interim
general secretary and the current leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu
Legislative Assembly.

There
were 26 places where searches were conducted. The agency claims that by Rs.
4.72 crore, his assets were out of proportion to his income.

One
each in Madurai and Tiruppur, and 24 in Namakkal, made up the 26 places.

The
same agency searched 49 locations connected to former AIADMK minister Kamaraj
in Tamil Nadu in July and found disproportionate assets worth Rs. 58 crores
associated with him. Raids were being carried out in Chennai, Coimbatore,
Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Tiruchirappalli.

The
former minister, his son, and three other people were accused of amassing a fortune in
an unreasonable manner by the DVAC.

According to the FIR, "Between
2011 and 2021, Kamaraj, his sons and associates accumulated wealth to the tune
of Rs 58,84,50,749 (54.84 crores), and their likely savings could be Rs 40
lakhs." The total amount of assets that Kamaraj and his cronies have
disproportionately obtained is 58,44,38,252 (about 54.44 crores). "

Prior to that, in March of this year,
raids were conducted at the Kuniyamuthur, Coimbatore, home of former AIADMK
minister SP Velumani on suspicion of corruption.