100 Crore School Fraud: Raids At Ex-TN Minister's Home, DMK Cries Vendetta, Cadres Protest

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The Central Crime Branch conducted searches at the Tiruchirappalli residence of a former Tamil Nadu School Education Minister in connection with an alleged 100 crore rupees private school fraud case. Authorities allege money was collected from private school managements between 2024 and 2026 in exchange for government clearances, recognition, and upgradation. The former minister has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act following the arrest of a party functionary. The DMK termed the action a political vendetta aimed at diverting attention from key state issues and pledged to challenge the raids legally, as party cadres staged protests outside the residence.

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00:00Now focusing on news from Tamil Nadu, you've also had a big showdown over corruption.

00:05The Central Crime Branch has raided the residence of former Tamil Nadu minister Anubil Mahesh.

00:11He's a former Tamil Nadu school education minister.

00:13This is over an alleged 100 crore private school fraud case.

00:18Police allege money was collected from school managements in exchange for promises of government approvals and clearances.

00:25DMK Chief MK Stalin has called the raid political vendetta.

00:28Let's get you all the latest on the story.

00:33The alleged 100 crore rupees school fraud probe in Tamil Nadu has now reached the doorstep of former education minister

00:41Anubil Mahesh.

00:42The Chennai Crime Branch on Wednesday searched the Tiruchirapalli residence of the DMK leader.

00:48At the center of the case is DMK functionary BT Arasakumar,

00:52accused of collecting money from private schools with promises of recognition,

00:56upgradation and government clearances.

00:59Arasakumar was arrested on June 27.

01:03The complaints reportedly relate to the period 2024 to 2026 when Anubil Mahesh was the state education minister.

01:11Mahesh has now been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act as the crime branch probes his alleged role in

01:17the case.

01:17But the raid has quickly turned into a political flashpoint.

01:21Former chief minister and DMK chief MK Stalin has called the action political vendetta,

01:27accusing the TVK government of trying to divert attention from real issues facing Tamil Nadu.

01:32The DMK has vowed to legally challenge the raids.

01:39And as the political war escalates, DMK workers took to the streets,

01:43staging protests outside Anubil Mahesh's residence against the raids.

01:48The raid on a former minister's residence has turned an alleged school approvals racket into a full-blown political storm.

01:54With the DMK promising a legal challenge and the crime branch intensifying its investigation,

02:00the controversy is unlikely to die down anytime soon.

02:03With Apoorwa Jai Chandran in Chennai, Bureau Report, India Today.

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