“Everyone holds a mic and talks about corruption but no one takes action on the ground,” laments Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of #MadrasHighCourt after finding that the Centre is yet to accord sanction to prosecute two IAS officers K.S. Kandasamy and K. Vijaya Karthikeyan in connection with the ₹98.25 crore Chennai and Coimbatore municipal corporation contract irregularities case against former AIADMK Minister S.P. Velumani. The judge adjourns a contempt of court petition filed by Arappor Iyakkam to July 17 and says, he would consider issuing directions to the Centre during the next hearing since the file has been pending with it since August 2025. He also wants to know steps taken by the State government since then to obtain sanction @THChennai Backgrounder👇 thehindu.com/news/national/…
“Everyone holds a mic and talks about corruption but no one takes action on the ground,” laments Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of #MadrasHighCourt after finding that the Centre is yet to accord sanction to prosecute two IAS officers K.S. Kandasamy and K. Vijaya Karthikeyan in connection with the ₹98.25 crore Chennai and Coimbatore municipal corporation contract irregularities case against former AIADMK Minister S.P. Velumani. The judge adjourns a contempt of court petition filed by Arappor Iyakkam to July 17 and says, he would consider issuing directions to the Centre during the next hearing since the file has been pending with it since August 2025. He also wants to know steps taken by the State government since then to obtain sanction @THChennai Backgrounder👇
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