From fictitious Chief Minister to Naladiyar as ‘poet’: Tamil writer Perumal Murugan flags ‘literary scam’ in Periyar Arivulagam
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CM Vijay accuses DMK of corruption in procurement of books for Coimbatore’s Periyar Arivulagam
Vijay said Perumal Murugan had brought the alleged irregularities in book procurement to light and questioned how a library built for students and future generations could become the centre of a procurement scam.
Massive Book Procurement Scam Unearthed At DMK-Era Periyar Arivulagam; 1,800 Fake Books, Including Works Under Fictitious Name ‘Trisha Vijay’, Unearthed
A massive scam involving the procurement of books worth crores of rupees has been unearthed at Periyar Arivulagam, a seven-storey public library inaugurated by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in Coimbatore on 16 October 2026, as reported in The Hindu. The library project was initiated under the previous DMK government and completed under […]
From fictitious Chief Minister to Naladiyar as ‘poet’: Tamil writer Perumal Murugan flags ‘literary scam’ in Periyar Arivulagam
Tamil writer Perumal Murugan flags alleged literary scam at Periyar Arivulagam library in Coimbatore; Tamil Nadu government to order inquiry amid book irregularities.
It has come to light that a massive scam has taken place in the procurement of books for the Periyar Arivulagam in Coimbatore, which was recently inaugurated by Chief Minister Vijay. Books with bizarre titles—generated using AI—have been attributed to obscure, unknown publishers and placed in the Periyar Arivulagam with highly inflated price tags, sparking a major controversy.
‘Fake authors, AI-generated books’: Tamil writer Perumal Murugan alleges corruption at Periyar Arivulagam; Minister orders probe
Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has alleged multi-crore corruption in the book procurement process for the newly opened Coimbatore Periyar Library and Science Centre, citing fake authors, inflated prices, and substandard publications
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