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Sources : BJP takes Dy CM OPS and his sons under their complete control. The carrot they dangled before OPS is ministership for OPS’s elder son OP Raveendranath, who is popularly known as General Tyre. 1/n

 With OPS completely under their control, BJP targets EPS. Yesterday and today’s IT raids in Sri Pathy associates is directly targeted at Edappadi Palanisamy.

One of the Directors in this firm is Srinivasamoorthy. He is also a Director in an Erode based firm called, 2/n
Supreme Sago Industries Erode Private Limited. Along with Srinivasamoorthy, the other director in this Sago firm is one N.Ramalingam.

The Ramalingams are in-laws of TN CM Edappadi Palanisamy. The relationship between EPS and the Ramalingams are as follows : 3/n
Edappadi Palanisamy’s son Mithun Kumar is married to one Divya. Divya has a sister by name Saranya. Saranya’s husband’s brother is Chandrakanth Ramalingam. This is how the Ramalingams are closely related to EPS. 4/n
This Chandrakanth Ramalingam was earlier arrested in Bangalore in December 2016 for holding 46 lakhs of freshly minted new currency following demonetization. 4/n

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In June 2018, DMK filed a complaint in the DVAC, for registration of a corruption case against TN CM Edappadi Palanisamy, for corruption, favouritism, and nepotism by awarding Highway contracts worth thousands of crores to a firm owned by his in-laws. 5/n
The DMK in its complaint stated as follows : _ “Contracts have been awarded to these two firms at an inflated rate thereby causing undue pecuniary advantage to them only because the two firms are controlled by persons 6/n
who are closely related to Shri Edapadi Palanisami’s son Mithun. The modus it appears have to eliminate and dissuade all eligible contractors from participating in the bid by adopting intimidating tactics. 7/n
The provisions of the Transparency of Tenders Act,1998 and its rules have been violated with impunity. In fact, it is reliably learnt that Mr R Ramalingam and Mr P Sutharma who are close relatives of the Chief Minister have been 8/n
awarded several contracts amounting to several crores of rupees for the past seven years and in most of the bids there were only 2 bidders. This is not mere coincidence and needs a thorough investigation”_ 9/n
Since the DVAC, which works under EPS, failed to conduct a proper probe, the DMK moved the Madras HC. Hon’ble Justice Jagadish Chandra, after hearing the issue in detail, issued a well reasoned order transferring the investigation to CBI. EPS moved the SC immediately and 10/n
managed to obtain a stay on the same day.

A Bench headed by BJP’s judicial wing president Ranjan Gogoi, stayed he Madras HC order in 30 seconds on 30 October 2018.

This matter was never listed till date and the stay continues.11/n
Now, with BJP targeting Edappadi Palanisamy, the matter will suddenly be listed any moment for hearing.

Time for Edappadi Palanisamy to take a call about his relationship with BJP if he really cares about Tamil Nadu. 12/n
He has just two options before him. Fight or perish.
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DMK President MK Stalin after presenting a detailed complaint to Governor Banwarilal Purohit, speaking to media said, the complaints that have been given to the governor had already been given to DVAC, but to no avail. Since the DVAC failed to take action, 1/n

the DMK had moved court and Madras HC had ordered a CBI investigation against CM Edappadi Palanisamy, which was subsequently stayed by HC. The Governor has the power to order a probe, and told the media that Governor said “he will take appropriate action”. 2/n

Stalin also said, DMK will take these charges to people’s court.

However, Stalin should be aware that, Banwarlial Purohit’s only interests in Tamil Nadu is to protect the interest of Brahminical forces. 3/n

Sources say, apart from, supporting Anna University VC Soorappa, an RSS stooge, to protect him from a Commission of Inquiry, Banwarilal has been pressurizing EPS, to convey the land encroached by SASTRA University, for more than three decades. 4/n

In a detailed order, Madras HC has categorically rejected SASTRA’s request to re-convey and regularize the encroachment of more than 50 acres of government land and the appeal of SASTRA to Supreme Court has also turned down. 5/n
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Sources : Rathinasabapathy, a retired rogue police officer is planning to create caste clashes in western belt.

Following the announcement of a committee by TN govt for finalising the modalities for caste census, this Rathinasabapathy a fanatic Gounder has formed 1/n

a new outfit called, “Rights of Backward Communities”. Rich Gounders, retired Gounder officers are part of this outfit. The said Rathinasabapathy in a meeting of this outfit, said, “the castes of enumerators who would visit households for census should be made public. 2/n

If a particular caste person (implying dalit) is sent for enumeration, he will give wrong data”

This outfit also demands removal of creamy layer for OBCs.

A background about this Rathinasabapathy. He belongs to of 1976 batch of Sub-Inspector. 3/n

In the year 2000 he was AC Intelligence Services (IS) in Coimbatore. It was just two years after the 1998 Coimbatore bomb blast. This Rathinasabapathy sent a false report to govt, just ahead of budget session that there is going to another serial blast in Coimbatore. 4/n

Following the serial blasts in 1998, intelligence and security apparatus was strengthened and there was absolutely no possibility of such an incident. The said Rathinasabapathy, sent this false report with an intention to get medal. 5/n
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Sources : Do not under estimate the power of a poisonous snake – Mylapore Broker Gurumurthy. In an order issued today, government of Tamil Nadu appoints former HC Justice S Baskaran as Chairperson of Tamil Nadu Human Rights Commission. 1/n

This S Baskaran, is a native of Thiruthuraipoondi and belongs to the community of “Mudhaliyar” He was a puppet of notorious judicial broker “Judicial Krishnamurthy”. This, S Baskaran, as long as he was a High Court Judge, 2/n

was a ‘string puppet’ of the said judicial broker ‘Judicial Krishnamurthy’.

S Baskaran is an alcoholic and also an ardent Hindu devotee (???) At the end of every Friday, he would start on a spiritual tour to worship Hindu gods, in his official car. 3/n

All logistics for his temple visits would be arranged by the said broker ‘Judicial Broker’. When Justice S.Baskaran retired, he had hundreds of “orders reserved cases”, add sources. 4/n

To quote an anecdote, when DVAC office staff ask for leave to visit temples, a senior police officer, whom this author personally know, use to say “work is worship”. 5/n
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Sources : DMK President MK Stalin is completely under the control of the senior Maran, Kalanidhi. Kalanidhi, with an intention to get total control of the cable distribution business, is manipulating Stalin 1/n

that he was the one who ensured Rajini doesn’t enter into politics.

Stalin, a gullible person, has taken the bait say sources. Kindly recall Rajini’s press meet on 3rd December 2020 when he said, he will start a political party. 2/n

He said, “he had commitments of film production”. The upcoming movie “Annatha” is a @sunpictures production.

Sources add, two months back, Kalanithi Maran had assured MK Stalin that, he will ensure that @rajinikanth will never start a political party. 3/n

Rajinikanth’s Annatha movie shoot was held at Ramoji Rao Film City, Hyderabad a heavily guarded place. It was sanitized several times, before the shooting commenced. 4/n

It perplexes medical experts, how one would get infected with Covid19 when, persons who were not tested for Covid are never allowed inside the shoot spot.
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Sources : DMK’s Minority Wing Secretary Dr Masthan issues a statement that, news reports about invitation being extended by DMK to All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi for its convention to be held on 6th of January at YMCA, Royapettah. 1/n

He says, news reports that appear in certain TV Channels to this effect are untrue.

DMK is a party filled with liars. Invitation was extended to Owaisi and this invitation was extended in person by the same Dr Masthan who denied the news. 2/n

Apart from this, sources say, DMK LS leader TR Balu spoke on phone with Owaisi.

Even a person with basic knowledge knows Owaisi is a vote splitter and all his forays always help BJP. By inviting him to DMK conference, 3/n

Stalin has antagonised DMK’s long term trustable and reliable partners like MMK and IUML. They are reliable partners. Manithaneya Makkal Katchi is quite popular among Muslims and it has trustworthy leaders. 4/n

Owaisi is a Urudhu speaking Muslim and he won’t get a single vote from Tamil speaking Muslims.

If Stalin thinks, a Bihari Brahmin Prasanth Kishore and his dumb and useless son Udhay, can ensure victory, doomsday is nearing not only for DMK, but to MK Stalin also. 5/n
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